Baron Brownlow
Baron Brownlow , of Belton in the County of Lincoln , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .
Awarding and other titles
The title was created on May 20, 1776 for Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet . He had been a Member of the House of Commons for Ilchester and Grantham .
His son, John Cust, 2nd Baron Brownlow , was awarded the titles Earl Brownlow and Viscount Alford , of Alford in the County of Lincoln, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 . These titles expired on the death of his grandson Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow on March 17, 1921. The title of Baron Brownlow fell to his second cousin, Adelbert Cockayne-Cust , as the 5th Baron.
List of Barons Brownlow (1776)
- Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow (1744–1807)
- John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow , 2nd Baron Brownlow (1779-1853)
- John Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow , 3rd Baron Brownlow (1842–1867)
- Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow , 4th Baron Brownlow (1844–1921)
- Adelbert Cockayne-Cust, 5th Baron Brownlow (1867-1927)
- Peregrine Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (1899–1978)
- Edward Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow (* 1936)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Peregrine Cust (* 1974).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : 11665, p. 2 , May 11, 1776.
- ↑ The London Gazette : No. 17066, p. 1997 , September 30, 1815.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page