Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn
Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, GCVO, KCB, KCMG, PC, FRCP (9 March 1864 – 7 March 1945) was a physician to the British Royal Family and President of the Royal College of Physicians from 1931 to 1937. He is known for his responsibility in the death of George V, who under his care was surreptitiously injected with a fatal dose of cocaine and morphine to hasten his death, without obtaining any prior patient consent and in contravention of the law at the time, possibly constituting or amounting to murder and high treason.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Dawson of Penn GCVO KCB KCMG PC FRCP | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1 January 1920 – 7 March 1945 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | Peerage extinct |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1864 Croydon, England |
| Died | 7 March 1945 (aged 80) London, England |
| Spouse |
Minnie Ethel Yarrow (m. 1900) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Physician |
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