Derek Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara

Derek Charles Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara CBE (24 December 1910 – 11 December 1974) succeeded the title Baron Brabazon of Tara in 1964 on the death of his father, John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, carrying it for just ten years until his death in 1974.

The Right Honourable The Lord Brabazon of Tara CBE
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 17 May 1964 – 11 December 1974 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 1st Lord Brabazon of Tara
Succeeded by	The 3rd Lord Brabazon of Tara
Personal details
Born	24 December 1910
Died	11 December 1974 (aged 63)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Henrietta Mary Clegg ​ ​ (m. 1939)​

Life

He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. An active Conservative, he was a councillor in Kensington, 1948–56, Chairman of the South Kensington Conservative Association 1952–54 and chairman of London Conservative Union, 1957–58. After the end of his tenure, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as a Commander (CBE) in the 1960 New Year Honours for "political and public services in London".[1]

Family

In 1939, Moore-Brabazon married Henrietta Mary Clegg who died in 1985. Their son, Ivon, succeeded his father in 1974.

References

1. "No. 41909". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1959. p. 11.