Northern Irish politician
Sir Roland Thomas Nugent, 1st Baronet (19 June 1886 – 18 August 1962) was an Ulster Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1936 until his resignation in 1961. He served as Deputy Speaker (1938–1939 and 1944), Leader (1944–1950) and Speaker (1950–1961).
Life
Born in Portaferry, Nugent studied at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University of Bonn. He joined the diplomatic service in 1910, transferring to the Foreign Office in 1913. During World War I, he served with the Grenadier Guards.
He was director of the Federation of British Industries 1916–17 and 1919–32.
Having been knighted in 1929, Nugent was created a baronet in 1961.
Family
Nugent married Cynthia Maud Ramsden, daughter of Captain Frederick William Ramsden and Lady Elizabeth Maud Conyngham (the daughter of The 3rd Marquess Conyngham) on 25 September 1917. The couple had three children; both his sons were killed in action in World War II:
- Elizabeth Anne Nugent (born 10 March 1919)
- Lieutenant Patrick Edmund Charles Nugent (4 November 1920 – 27 April 1943)
- Lieutenant John Andrew Nugent (1 September 1925 – 5 October 1944)
References
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- "Obituary: Sir Roland Nugent", The Guardian, 29 August 1962, p.2
- Raymond Streat, Marguerite Dupree, ed, Lancashire and Whitehall: The Diary of Sir Raymond Streat, Volume one: 1931-39, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1987) p. 90.
- "No. 33517". The London Gazette. 16 July 1929. pp. 4699–4700.
- "No. 42409". The London Gazette. 11 July 1961. p. 5101.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by6th Viscount Bangor | Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1950–1961 |
Succeeded byAlexander Gordon |
| Preceded bySir Basil Brooke | Minister of Commerce and Production 1945–1949 |
Succeeded byBrian Maginess |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byThe Earl of Kilmorey | Lord Lieutenant of Down 1959–1962 |
Succeeded byThe Earl of Clanwilliam |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Portaferry) 1961–1962 |
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