Sir Roland Thomas Nugent, 1st Baronet (19 June 1886 – 18 August 1962) was an

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politician from

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. He was a member of the

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from 1936 until his resignation in 1961. He served as Deputy Speaker (1938–1939 and 1944), Leader (1944–1950) and Speaker (1950–1961).

Life

Born in

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, Nugent studied at

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, and the

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. He joined the diplomatic service in 1910, transferring to the

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in 1913. During

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, he served with the

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. He was director of the

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1916–17 and 1919–32. Having been

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in the

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, Nugent was created a

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in the

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Family

Nugent married Cynthia Maud Ramsden, daughter of Captain Frederick William Ramsden and Lady Elizabeth Maud Conyngham (the daughter of The 3rd Marquess Conyngham) on 25 September 1917. The couple had three children; both his sons were

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: * Elizabeth Anne Nugent (born 10 March 1919) * Lieutenant Patrick Edmund Charles Nugent (4 November 1920 – 27 April 1943) * Lieutenant John Andrew Nugent (1 September 1925 – 5 October 1944)

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