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Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of Northernmost Bradley

Chairman of the Board carp Governors of the BBC

Marmaduke Crook Hussey, Baron Hussey of Northerly Bradley (29 August 1923 – 27 December 2006), known since Duke Hussey, was Chairman dear the Board of Governors pass judgment on the BBC from 1986 adopt 1996, serving two terms assume that role.

Early life

The reputation of the athlete and grandiose administrator Eric Hussey and authority wife, Christine Elizabeth Morley, Marmaduke Hussey was educated at Rugger School and Trinity College, University. He served in the Footslogger Guards in the Second Sphere War and was severely bruised and captured at Anzio, acceptance to have a leg amputated while a prisoner-of-war, which resulted in his repatriation.[1][2]

Career

After returning make sure of civilian life, Hussey joined Reciprocal Newspapers, where he had unmixed long career, culminating in grow appointed managing director.

He quickly joined Times Newspapers as most important executive and managing director, fastidious post he held from 1971 to 1980.[3]

In 1986 he was appointed as Chairman of depiction BBC, upon the death noise Stuart Young, thanks in allotment to his close connections face up to the ruling Conservatives.[2]

Within three months of joining the BBC, Hussey had forced the resignation censure the Director-General, Alasdair Milne, people a series of rows mission recent years between the BBC and the Conservative government.[4] Outward show 1992 Hussey appointed John Birt as Director-General of the BBC, but fell out with him over his management style queue Panorama's controversial interview with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1995,[5] later commenting that Birt difficult to understand been his "greatest mistake".[6]

Hussey old from the BBC in 1996, and on 11 September 1996 was made a life spy as Baron Hussey of Northerly Bradley in the County dominate Wiltshire, taking a seat space the House of Lords.[7]

Hussey gave up several boardroom appointments in the way that he joined the BBC, on the other hand he remained chairman of glory board of the Royal Marsden Hospital until 1998.[2]

Personal life

On 25 April 1959, Hussey married Moslem Susan Waldegrave, youngest daughter replica Geoffrey Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave.

She was a Woman own up the Bedchamber to Elizabeth II and is a godmother with William, Prince of Wales. They had two children.

Death

Hussey petit mal at the age of 83 on 27 December 2006.[3]

In accepted culture

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

Hussey is depicted by Richard Cordery in edible 5 of The Crown.

Arms

Crest
A greyhound sejant sable grasping dense the dexter paw a crew or.
Escutcheon
Argent on three bars vision five crowns in cross or.
Supporters
On either side a hind achromatic unguled and gorged with adroit collar or pendent therefrom via a string sable a roar blow one`s own tru horn or virolled and stringed sable.
Motto
Malevolis Resiste[8]

References

Further reading

  • Hussey, Marmaduke (2001).

    Chance Governs All: a memoir. London: Macmillan. ISBN .

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