Hugh Southern Stephenson

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Hugh Stephenson

GBE KCMG CIE CVO
Born(1906-11-29)November 29, 1906
Ranchi
DiedSeptember 23, 1972(1972-09-23) (aged 65)
London
Children3, including Hugh

Sir Hugh Southern Stephenson GBE KCMG CIE CVO was a British diplomat. He was the only son of Sir Hugh Stephenson. He was born in Ranchi, India on November 29, 1906. [1] In May 1936, his marriage to Patricia Mills was announced for that July in the Times. [2] Starting in December 1969, he was the appointed director of the St. John Ambulance Association; [3] also, in 1970, he was honored as a knight of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. [4] He died in London, United Kingdom on September 23, 1972. [5] [6]

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Source: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [8]

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  1. ↑ "Hugh Southern Stephenson". India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947. FamilySearch – via Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ "Marriages". Times . No. 47374. 14 May 1936. p. 17. Gale   CS285814446 – via Gale.
  3. ↑ O.S.J.J. Annual Report 1970. Order of St John – via Issuu.
  4. ↑ "State Intelligence". The London Gazette . No. 45075. 9 April 1970. p.  3986.
  5. ↑ "Sir Hugh Stephenson". Times . No. 58588. 25 September 1972. p. 14. Gale   CS237467449 – via Gale.
  6. ↑ "Deaths". Times . No. 58588. 25 September 1972. p. 26. Gale   CS436696889 – via Gale.
  7. ↑ "NEW BRITISH CONSUL: New York Post to Be Filled by Sir Hugh Stephenson". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 February 1957. p. 6. ProQuest   114150938.
  8. ↑ British Diplomats Directory: Part 2 of 4. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – via Issuu.

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