Brunner Baronets
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The Brunner Baronetcy, of Druids Cross in Little Woolton the County of Lancaster; Winnington Old Hall in Winnington in the County of Chester; and Ennismore Gardens in Westminster in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 July 1895 for the industrialist, Liberal
politician and philanthropist John Brunner. He was the second son of Reverend John Brunner, of Zurich
, Switzerland
. The second Baronet was also a Liberal politician.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and philanthropist John Brunner. He was the second son of Reverend John Brunner, of Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. The second Baronet was also a Liberal politician.
Brunner Baronets, of Druids Cross, Winnington Old Hall and Ennismore Gardens (1895)
- Sir John Tomlinson Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842–1919)
- Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd BaronetSir John Brunner, 2nd BaronetSir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician.Brunner was the eldest son of industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner...
(1865–1929) - Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, 3rd Baronet (1897–1982)
- Sir John Henry Kilian Brunner, 4th Baronet (b. 1927)