Richard Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford
George Richard Hodges Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford Bt PC JP (6 June 1907 – 16 March 1994),[1] known as Sir Richard Nugent, 1st Baronet between 1960 and 1966, was a British Conservative politician.
Background
Nugent was the son of Colonel George Roubiliac Hodges Nugent and his wife Violet Stella, daughter of Henry Theopphilus Sheppard.[2] He was educated at the Imperial Service College and went then to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]
Career
In 1926, Nugent was commissioned into the Royal Artillery, leaving it after three years.[1] He joined the County Council for Surrey in 1944 and became an alderman in 1951, representing the county later as a Justice of the Peace.[3] Nugent entered the British House of Commons in 1950, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford until 1966.[4] He became Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1951, an office he held until 1957.[1] Subsequently he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport until October 1959.[1] Nugent was created a Baronet, of Dunsfold in the County of Surrey, on 27 January 1960[5] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1962.[3] He received a life peerage with the title Baron Nugent of Guildford, of Dunsfold in the County of Surrey on 31 May 1966.[6]
In 1944, Nugent became a member of the National Farmers Union's executive council and in 1948 a vice-chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, occupying both posts until 1951.[3] He chaired the Thames Conservancy Board for fourteen years from 1960 and was nominated a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1962.[1] Two years later, he became chairman of the Animal Virus Research Institute until 1977.[3] Nugent became the first chairman of the National Water Council in 1973, resigning after five years.[3] He was president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and in 1981 he succeeded in introducing seat belt legislation through an amendment to the Transport Bill.[7]
Family
On 29 July 1937, Nugent married Ruth Stafford, daughter of Hugh Granville Stafford.[2] He and his wife were both awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Surrey in December 1968.[8] Nugent died at Dunsfold in 1994.[3]
Styles of address
- 1907-1950: Mr G. Richard H. Nugent
- 1950-1960: Mr G. Richard H. Nugent MP
- 1960-1962: Sir G. Richard H. Nugent Bt MP
- 1962-1966: The Right Honourable Sir G. Richard H. Nugent Bt MP
- 1966: The Right Honourable Sir G. Richard H. Nugent Bt
- 1966-1994: The Right Honourable The Lord Nugent of Guildford Bt PC
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 NUGENT OF GUILDFORD, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- 1 2 "ThePeerage – George Richard Hodges Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford". Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Elliott, Robert William (28 March 1994). "Obituary – Lord Nugent of Guildford". The Independent. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Guildford". Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 41945. p. 858. 2 February 1960. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 44001. p. 6413. 2 June 1966. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Official Website – History, RoSPA in the Eighties". Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "University of Surrey, Honorary doctorates". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Nugent
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sir John Jarvis, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Guildford 1950–1966 |
Succeeded by David Howell |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Arthur Champion The Earl of Listowel |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1951–1957 With: The Lord Carrington 1951–1954 The Earl St Aldwyn 1954–1957 Harmar Nicholls 1955–1957 Bill Deedes 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by The Earl St Aldwyn Joseph Godber as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
Preceded by Hugh Molson John Profumo |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport 1957–1959 With: Airey Neave 1957–1959 John Hay Jan – Oct 1959 |
Succeeded by John Hay The Lord Chesham |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Dunsfold) 1960–1994 |
Extinct |