Major-General Hugh Sutlej Gough CB CMG DL (4 February 1848 – 1920) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Hugh Sutlej Gough | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1848 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1910 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 18th Royal Hussars |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Military career edit
Gough joined the Royal Navy in 1862 and then transferred to 10th Royal Hussars in 1868.[1] He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, India in 1876 and then served in Afghanistan and Egypt before commanding 3rd Mounted Rifles for the Bechuanaland expedition in 1884.[1] He became commanding officer of 18th Royal Hussars in 1889 and assistant adjutant for cavalry in 1893 before being made Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1904 and retiring in 1910.[1]
On retirement he was given the colonelcy of the 20th Hussars, a post he held until his death in 1920.[2]
He lived at Llechweddygarth Hall in Montgomeryshire.[3] He was also deputy lieutenant of Caernarvonshire.[4]
Family edit
In 1886, he married Beatrice Sophia Henning; they had a son and a daughter.[3][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Gough, Hugh". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "20th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Gough History". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "No. 28083". The London Gazette. 26 November 1907. p. 8190.
- ^ The Peerage.com