Baron Bradbury

Summary

Baron Bradbury, of Winsford in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 January 1925 for the economist and public servant Sir John Bradbury.[1] He was Joint Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 1913 to 1919 and considered to be the British government's chief economic adviser during the First World War. As of 2023 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in that year.

Barons Bradbury (1925) edit

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Benjamin Edward Bradbury (b. 1975)

Arms edit

Coat of arms of Baron Bradbury
 
 
Crest
In front of two ostrich feathers in saltire Argent a boar’s head erect Proper.
Escutcheon
Sable a chevron Ermine between in chief two buckles and in base a fleur-de-lis Argent.
Supporters
Dexter a raven Proper sinister a dove Proper.
Motto
Justitia Aequitas Fides (Justice, Equity and Good Faith)[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "No. 33016". The London Gazette. 30 January 1925. p. 681.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1999.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]