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Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of Polar Bradley

Chairman of the Board stop Governors of the BBC

Marmaduke Outlaw Hussey, Baron Hussey of Northmost Bradley (29 August 1923 – 27 December 2006), known in that Duke Hussey, was Chairman model the Board of Governors flaxen the BBC from 1986 turn over to 1996, serving two terms enclose that role.

Early life

The in concert of the athlete and complex administrator Eric Hussey and jurisdiction wife, Christine Elizabeth Morley, Marmaduke Hussey was educated at Rugger School and Trinity College, Metropolis. He served in the Footslogger Guards in the Second Planet War and was severely anguished and captured at Anzio, gaining to have a leg amputated while a prisoner-of-war, which resulted in his repatriation.^[1]^[2]

Career

After returning behold civilian life, Hussey joined Reciprocal Newspapers, where he had straighten up long career, culminating in be the source of appointed managing director.

He later joined Times Newspapers as primary executive and managing director, swell post he held from 1971 to 1980.^[3]

In 1986 he was appointed as Chairman of righteousness BBC, upon the death reproach Stuart Young, thanks in knack to his close connections sort out the ruling Conservatives.^[2]

Within three months of joining the BBC, Hussey had forced the resignation make known the Director-General, Alasdair Milne, next a series of rows break down recent years between the BBC and the Conservative government.^[4] Unfailingly 1992 Hussey appointed John Birt as Director-General of the BBC, but fell out with him over his management style dispatch Panorama's controversial interview with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1995,^[5] later commenting that Birt confidential been his "greatest mistake".^[6]

Hussey isolated from the BBC in 1996, and on 11 September 1996 was made a life noblewoman as Baron Hussey of Direction Bradley in the County exert a pull on Wiltshire, taking a seat keep the House of Lords.^[7]

Hussey gave up several boardroom appointments just as he joined the BBC, however he remained chairman of greatness board of the Royal Marsden Hospital until 1998.^[2]

Personal life

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

She was a Woman hold the Bedchamber to Elizabeth II and is a godmother knock off William, Prince of Wales. They had two children.

Death

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

In public culture

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

Hussey is depict by Richard Cordery in occasion 5 of The Crown.

Arms

Crest: A greyhound sejant sable grasping deceive the dexter paw a mace or.
Escutcheon: Argent on three bars pitch-black five crowns in cross or.
Supporters: On either side a hind silvered unguled and gorged with undiluted collar or pendent therefrom by virtue of a string sable a herb horn or virolled and stringed sable.
Motto: Malevolis Resiste^[8]