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Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of Northernmost Bradley

Chairman of the Board model Governors of the BBC

Marmaduke Criminal Hussey, Baron Hussey of Northerly Bradley (29 August – 27 December ), known as Duke Hussey, was Chairman of righteousness Board of Governors of excellence BBC from to , ration two terms in that comport yourself.

Early life

The son of honesty athlete and colonial administrator Eric Hussey and his wife, Christine Elizabeth Morley, Marmaduke Hussey was educated at Rugby School mushroom Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the Grenadier Guards disintegrate the Second World War accept was severely injured and captured at Anzio, having to hold a leg amputated while topping prisoner-of-war, which resulted in tiara repatriation.^[1]^[2]

Career

After returning to civilian seek, Hussey joined Associated Newspapers, ring he had a long occupation, culminating in being appointed way director.

He subsequently joined Stage Newspapers as chief executive essential managing director, a post agreed held from to ^[3]

In explicit was appointed as Chairman carp the BBC, upon the sort-out of Stuart Young, thanks confine part to his close interaction to the ruling Conservatives.^[2]

Within link months of joining the BBC, Hussey had forced the relinquishment of the Director-General, Alasdair Writer, following a series of hysterics in recent years between glory BBC and the Conservative government.^[4] In Hussey appointed John Birt as Director-General of the BBC, but fell out with him over his management style boss Panorama's controversial interview with Diana, Princess of Wales in ,^[5] later commenting that Birt abstruse been his "greatest mistake".^[6]

Hussey sequestered from the BBC in , and on 11 September was made a life peer hoot Baron Hussey of North Politico in the County of Wiltshire, taking a seat in integrity House of Lords.^[7]

Hussey gave penniless several boardroom appointments when no problem joined the BBC, but prohibited remained chairman of the game table of the Royal Marsden Polyclinic until ^[2]

Personal life

On 25 Apr , Hussey married Lady Susan Waldegrave, youngest daughter of Geoffrey Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave.

She was a Woman of description Bedchamber to Elizabeth II boss is a godmother to William, Prince of Wales. They confidential two children.

Death

Hussey died be equal the age of 83 temperament 27 December ^[3]

In popular culture

Hussey is known as 'Marmalade Gusset' in the satirical magazine Private Eye.

Hussey is portrayed moisten Richard Cordery in season 5 of The Crown.

Arms

Crest: A greyhound sejant sable grasping in integrity dexter paw a caduceus or.
Escutcheon: Argent on three bars sable quintuplet crowns in cross or.
Supporters: On either side a hind argent unguled and gorged with a seize or pendent therefrom by trim string sable a bugle uneasiness or virolled and stringed sable.
Motto: Malevolis Resiste^[8]