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Alan Loader Maffey, 2nd Baron Rugby (16 April 1913 - 12 January 1990) was a British peer.
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Alan Loader Maffey, 2nd Baron Rugby (16 April 1913 - 12 January 1990) was a British peer.
Alan Loader Maffey was the son of John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby, who was Governor-General of the Sudan and a key player in Anglo-Irish relations during World War II. He was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England. He fought in the Second World War, gaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. He married Margaret Bindley, daughter of Harold Bindley, on 14 April 1947. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rugby, of Rugby, co. Warwick on 20 April 1969, following the death of his father.
Lord Rugby had several children with his wife Margaret Bindley.
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