BERTRAND DAWSON – 1ST VISCOUNT DAWSON OF PENN (1984-1945)

BERTRAND DAWSON – 1ST VISCOUNT DAWSON OF PENN (1984-1945), three appointments, comprising a pre-printed appointment issued by the Lord Chamberlain's Office dated 7 May 1910 appointing Dawson as Physician Extraordinary to His Majesty [King George V], signed by Lord Althorp, a second dated 29 May 1914, appointing Dawson as Physician-in-Ordinary to His Majesty, in the room of Sir Francis Laking..., deceased, signed by Sandhurst, and a partly illuminated certificate from the American College of Surgeons appointing Dawson as a Fellow, dated 30 October 1925 and signed by three of the College Officials, 22 x 30 cm, original gilt frame, glazed with the initials ‘F.A.C.S’ to the top of the frame (3). ST, Dawson had been Physician Extraordinary to King Edward VII, the father of King George V, and this first appointment is dated on the first day of King George V's reign and the day following King Edward VII's death. Controversy surrounds Viscount Dawson who is accused of murder of King George V when he euthanised the King with a mixture of morphine and cocaine on 20 January 1936. In his diary Dawson wrote that he acted to prevent any strain on the family and so that the King's death at 11:55pm could be announced in the morning edition of The Times newspaper rather than 'less appropriate ... evening journals'. Later that year Dawson of Penn was in one of the small British groups, led by David Lloyd George, who met with Adolf Hitler for tea at his Berghof residence, Berchtesgaden in Bavaria on 5 September. Condition Report, Condition Report, No condition report has been requested on this lot. The absence of a condition report does not rule out wear or damage. Bidders are responsible for satisfying themselves as to the condition of the lot by personal inspection or formal request prior to the sale, Request condition report, Request condition report

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