Viscount Esher
Viscount Esher , of Esher in the County of Surrey , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on November 11, 1897 for prominent attorney and judge William Baliol Brett, 1st Baron Esher , when he retired after more than 16 years as a Master of the Rolls .
Subordinate title
Brett had been promoted to Baron Esher , of Esher in the County of Surrey on July 24, 1885 . This title, which also belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom, is now listed as a subordinate title.
List of Viscounts Esher (1897)
- William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher (1815–1899)
- Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher (1852-1930)
- Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881–1963)
- Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett, 4th Viscount Esher (1913-2004)
- Christopher Lionel Baliol Brett, 5th Viscount Esher (* 1936)
Probable title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Viscount, Hon. (The Honorable) Matthew Christopher Anthony Brett (* 1963).
Its title heir is his son Jack Alexander Baliol Brett (* 1996).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 26910, p. 6227 , November 12, 1897.
- ^ The London Gazette: 25493, p. 3426 , July 24, 1885.