John Godfrey Huggins, 2nd Viscount Malvern of Rhodesia and of Bexley (26 October 1922 – 28 August 1978) was a British peer and officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1971 until his death in 1978.
Early life and education edit
Huggins was the son of Godfrey Huggins, an English doctor working in Southern Rhodesia, later prime minister of Southern Rhodesia and first Viscount Malvern, and his wife Blanche Elizabeth Slatter.[1][2] He arrived in England on 23 September 1938 on the RMS Windsor Castle, from Durban, South Africa,[3] and was educated at Winchester College.[4]
Career edit
In 1940, Huggins joined the Royal Air Force and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1944.[5] He retired in 1945, but briefly re-joined the Air Force in 1952. He inherited his father's peerage on 8 May 1971.[4]
Personal life edit
On 1 January 1949, Huggins married Patricia Marjorie Bower, a daughter of Frank Renwick Bower. They had three children: Michael Paul John (born 1946); Ashley Kevin Godfrey Huggins, 3rd Viscount Malvern (born 1949); and Haoli Elizabeth Jane (born 1953).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage, vol. 2 (2003), p. 2580
- ^ "Viscount Malvern and family - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ “John Godfrey Huggins” in UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, ancestry.com, accessed 19 December 2021 (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Malvern, 2nd Viscount, (John Godfrey Huggins) (26 Oct. 1922–28 Aug. 1978)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u157137. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited. 2004. ISBN 978-0-905702-51-3.