Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken
British Baron
About Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken
Lived 1877 – 1950 (aged 73). Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken was a British.
Hugh John Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (12 June 1877 – 13 October 1950) was an Irish barrister and nobleman from County Leitrim.
Biography Godley was educated as a lawyer, and was appointed a King's Counsel in January 1924. 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.
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.
He was succeeded by his son John to the barony upon his death in 1950.
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Who was Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken?
British Baron (1877–1950)
When was Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken born?
Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken was born on 12 June 1877.
When did Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken die?
Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken died on 13 October 1950.
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Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken was British.
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