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 in 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)

 * Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (1882–1970)
 * Derek Hugh Tremenheere Dowding, 2nd Baron Dowding (1919–1992)
 * Piers Hugh Tremenheere Dowding, 3rd Baron Dowding (b. 1948)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's only brother the Honourable Mark Dennis James Dowding (b. 1949)

The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his only son Alexander Dowding (b. 1983)