Viscount Malvern

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Viscount Malvern, of Rhodesia and of Bexley in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 18 March 1955 for the first Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Sir Godfrey Huggins. Since 1978, the title has been held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father.

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Viscounts Malvern (1955)

The heir presumptive and last male of the line is the present holder's uncle, the Hon. Martin James Huggins (b. 1928)

Arms

Coat of arms of Viscount Malvern
Coronet of a British Viscount.svg
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Crest
A lion sejant rampant guardant Or the sinister paw resting on a fountain.
Supporters
Dexter, a lion guardant Gules grasping in the exterior forepaw a rod of Aesculapius proper. Sinister, a Sable antelope guardant Proper.
Motto
Cuncti Perseveramus [2]

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References

  1. "No. 40433". The London Gazette . 18 March 1955. p. 1630.
  2. Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.