Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken
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Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken | |
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Born | 12 June 1877 |
Died | 13 October 1950 | (aged 73)
Occupation | Lawyer |
Spouse | Elizabeth Hamilton |
Children | 1+, including John |
Father | Arthur Godley |
Relatives | Charlotte Godley (grandmother) John Robert Godley (grandfather) |
Hugh John Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (12 June 1877 – 13 October 1950) was an Irish barrister and nobleman from County Leitrim.
Biography
[edit]Godley was educated as a lawyer, and was appointed a King's Counsel in January 1924.[1] He became counsel to the Lord Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords.
Godley succeeded his father as the 2nd Baron Kilbracken in 1932, and he was married to Elizabeth Helen Monteith Hamilton.[2]
As a lover of music and good friend of the pianist and composer Donald Tovey he was also a committee member in the London Classical Concert Society around 1913.[3]
He was succeeded by his son John[4] to the barony upon his death in 1950.[citation needed]
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References
[edit]- ^ "No. 32900". The London Gazette. 22 January 1924. p. 684.
- ^ "Hugh John Godley 2nd Baron Kilbracken CB KC + Elizabeth Helen Monteith Hamilton". www.stanford.edu. Retrieved 12 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Grierson, Mary (1952). Donald Francis Tovey. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege.
- ^ "Kilbracken, Baron (UK, 1909)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ . 1959 [Burke's Peerage Burke's Peerage].
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