Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux succeeded in the Barony of 1860 according to the special remainder by his younger brother William Brougham. He was the designer of the brougham, a four-wheeled, horse-drawn style of carriage that bears his name. Brougham's patronage made the renowned French seaside resort of Cannes very popular. He accidentally found the place in 1835, when it was little more than a fishing village on a picturesque coast, and bought there a tract of land and built on it. His choice and his example made it the sanitorium of Europe. Owing to Brougham's influence the beachfront promenade at Nice became known as
William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux DL, JP (26 September 1795 – 3 January 1886), known as William Brougham until 1868, was a British barrister and Whig politician. Brougham was the youngest son of Henry Brougham and Eleanor Syme, daughter of the Reverend James Syme. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, was his elder brother. He was educated at Edinburgh High School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1823. Brougham was appointed a Master in Chancery in 1831, which he remained until