Lord Dawson of Penn, featured on the cover of TIME on 1 September 1930.

The Right Honourable Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn KCB KCMG GCVO PC FRCP (1864–7 March 1945) was a doctor to the British Royal Family. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... I have broken it!! ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... College building by Denys Lasdun The Royal College of Physicians of London is the oldest medical institution in England (the oldest medical institution in the UK being the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), and among the most active of all medical professional organisations. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ...

Dawson joined St Paul's School in London in 1877 and University College, London in 1879. After graduation he worked as a physician for several years and married Minnie Yarrow (a daughter of the future Sir Alfred Yarrow, 1st Baronet) in 1900 and they had three children: St Pauls School St Pauls School is one of Britains oldest and most pre-eminent public schools, known for its academic tradition and alumni. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...

• Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson (1904–1977), married the future David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles and had issue.
• Hon. Ursula Margaret Dawson (1907–1999), married Ian Frank Bowater (a future Lord Mayor of London) and had issue.
• Hon. Rosemary Monica Dawson (b. 1913), married Sir John Wrightson, 3rd Baronet.

Dawson then joined the Royal Household as a physician-extraordinary to King Edward VII and was promoted to a physician-in-ordinary under King George V in 1914. It was during this time he attended the king on the front in France during World War I, noticing the poor physical fitness of British troops and conducted research into trench fever. Dawson later published a report in 1920 whilst he was Chairman of the Consultive Council on Medical and Allied Services and the report later became a cornerstone of the future National Health Service when it was set up in 1948. That same year, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Dawson of Penn and became an active member of the House of Lords. 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles PC KCVO (September 18, 1904–February 24, 1999) was a British Conservative politician. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Michael Berry Savory. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A military front is an area in which an army or nation expects to do most of its fighting. ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars was a world... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Trench fever is a moderately serious disease, transmitted by lice, that infected more than a million soldiers during World War I and World War II. The disease persists among the homeless. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The logo of the NHS for England. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

On the night of the 20 January 1936, King George suffered a series of attacks of bronchitis and his end was allegedly hastened by Lord Dawson, who, it is rumoured, gave him a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine (later that year, Dawson opposed a moved in the Lords to legalise euthanasia). Near the end of October that year he was promoted to Viscount Dawson of Penn and remained in the Medical Households of King Edward VIII and King George VI and treated numerous members of the Royal Family and foreign monarchs including Queen Maud of Norway and King Leopold III of Belgium. Lord Dawson later died in 1945 and without male heirs, his titles became extinct. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bronchitis is an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. ... This article is about the drug Cocaine. ... Morphine (INN), the principal active agent in opium, is a powerful opioid analgesic drug. ... Euthanasia (from Greek: ευθανασία - ευ good, θανατος death) refers to assisted dying. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Part of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor), later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895–6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Queen Maud (nee HRH Princess Maud of Wales) (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria) (26 November 1869-20 November 1938) was the Queen consort of King Haakon VII of Norway. ... Leopold III, Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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