Viscount Maugham, of Hartfield in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[3] It was created on 22 September 1939 for the former Lord Chancellor, Frederic Maugham, Baron Maugham. He had already been created a life peer under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as Baron Maugham, of Hartfield in the County of Sussex, on 7 October 1935.[4] This title was also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On Lord Maugham's death in 1958 the life barony became extinct while he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his only son, the second Viscount. He was an author known as Robin Maugham. He never married and on his death in 1981 the viscountcy became extinct.
Viscount Maugham was the author of 'U.N.O and War Crimes' published by John Murray, 1951.
The author W. Somerset Maugham was the younger brother of the first Viscount.
Viscounts Maugham (1939) edit
References edit
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ec41 Maugham, F". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Lord Chancellors, printed paper office corridor (3)". Baz Manning. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "No. 34694". The London Gazette. 26 September 1939. p. 6501.
- ^ "No. 34208". The London Gazette. 15 October 1935. p. 6470.
- Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1968 edition)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]