Baron Brain, of Eynsham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 26 January 1962 for the physician and neurologist Sir Russell Brain, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, on 29 June 1954.[3] As of December 2025 the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in that year following the death of the 3rd Baron, a retired physician and a former professor of medicine at McMaster University, Canada.
Barons Brain (1962—)
Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (1895–1966)
- Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain (1926–2014)
- Michael Cottrell Brain, 3rd Baron Brain (1928–2025)
- Thomas Russell Brain, 4th Baron Brain (born 1965)
The 3rd Baron Brain died on 6 November 2025, aged 96. He was succeeded by his son, Thomas Brain, 4th Baron Brain.[4][5][6] There is no heir to the barony.
Notes
- ^ Burke’s Peerage. 1959.
- ^ “No. 42582”. The London Gazette. 26 January 1962. p. 683.
- ^ “No. 40224”. The London Gazette. 6 July 1954. p. 3959.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). “Brain, Baron”. Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett’s Ltd. pp. 634–635. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Rhodes, Michael (2 December 2025). “Professor the 3rd Baron Brain, MA, DM, FRCP 1928–2025”. peeragenews.blogspot.com.
- ^ “Michael Cottrell Brain”. McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin’s Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment’s Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
