Baron Dowding


Baron Dowding, of Bentley Priory in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July 1943 for the noted air commander Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. He was commander of the RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992.

Barons Dowding (1943)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's only brother the Honourable Mark Dennis James Dowding
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his only son Alexander Dowding