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Brunner baronets, of Druids Cross, Winnington Old Hall and Ennismore Gardens (1895)

* Sir John Tomlinson Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842–1919) * Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet (1865–1929) * Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, 3rd Baronet (1897–1982) * Sir John Henry Kilian Brunner, 4th Baronet (1927–2015) * Sir Nicholas Felix Minturn Brunner, 5th Baronet (born 1960) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Mark Jonathan Irving Brunner (born 1962).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Brunner