Baron Broughshane
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Baron Broughshane, of Kensington in the County of London, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 19 September 1945 for William Davison
, who had earlier represented Kensington South
in the House of Commons
as a Conservative
. The title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother in 1995), on 24 March 2006.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 19 September 1945 for William Davison
William Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane
William Henry Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane KBE FSA JP DL was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Kensington South for twenty-four years....
, who had earlier represented Kensington South
Kensington South (UK Parliament constituency)
Kensington South was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Kensington district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. The title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother in 1995), on 24 March 2006.
Barons Broughshane (1945)
- William Henry Davison, 1st Baron BroughshaneWilliam Davison, 1st Baron BroughshaneWilliam Henry Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane KBE FSA JP DL was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Kensington South for twenty-four years....
(1872–1953) - Patrick Owen Alexander Davison, 2nd Baron Broughshane (1903–1995)
- (William) Kensington Davison, 3rd Baron Broughshane (1914–2006)