John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara

The Lord Brabazon of Tara
Minister of Aircraft Production
In office
1 May 1941 – 22 February 1942
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byThe Lord Beaverbrook
Succeeded byJohn Llewellin
Minister of Transport
In office
3 October 1940 – 1 May 1941
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byJohn Reith
Succeeded byThe Lord Leathers
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport
In office
11 November 1924 – 14 January 1927
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byThe 2nd Earl Russell
In office
8 October 1923 – 22 January 1924
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byWilfrid Ashley
Succeeded byNo appointment until November 1924
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
27 April 1942 – 17 May 1964
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara
Member of Parliament
for Wallasey
In office
27 October 1931 – 27 April 1942
Preceded byRobert Burton-Chadwick
Succeeded byGeorge Reakes
Member of Parliament
for Chatham
In office
14 December 1918 – 10 May 1929
Preceded byGerald Hohler
Succeeded byFrank Markham
Personal details
Born(1884-02-08)8 February 1884
London, England
Died17 May 1964(1964-05-17) (aged 80)
Longcross, Surrey, England
Political partyConservative
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1914–1919
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)

Lieutenant Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC, HonFRPS (8 February 1884 – 17 May 1964) was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England, and he served as Minister of Transport and Minister of Aircraft Production during the Second World War.