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	[[File:The Hon Hugh Lygon.JPG\|thumb\|Hugh Lygon]]'''Hugh Lygon'''<ref>Pronounced liggŏn, IPA ['lɪgən] – BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, Oxford University Press, 1971</ref> (The Hon Hugh Patrick Lygon, 1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],		[[File:The Hon Hugh Lygon.JPG\|thumb\|Hugh Lygon]]'''Hugh Lygon'''<ref>Pronounced liggŏn, IPA ['lɪgən] – BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, Oxford University Press, 1971</ref> (The Hon Hugh Patrick Lygon, 1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.		He was educated at [[Eton]] and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]]. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.

	In 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.		In 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.

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	[[File:The Hon Hugh Lygon.JPG\|thumb\|Hugh Lygon]]'''Hugh Lygon''' (The Hon Hugh Patrick Lygon, 1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],		[[File:The Hon Hugh Lygon.JPG\|thumb\|Hugh Lygon]]'''Hugh Lygon'''<ref>Pronounced liggŏn, IPA ['lɪgən] – BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, Oxford University Press, 1971</ref> (The Hon Hugh Patrick Lygon, 1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.		He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.

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	'''Hugh ~~Patrick~~ Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],		[[File:The Hon Hugh Lygon.JPG\|thumb\|Hugh Lygon]]'''Hugh Lygon''' (The Hon Hugh Patrick Lygon, 1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.		He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.
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	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.		He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.

	IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.		In 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.

	Hugh Lygon was the main inspiration for the character of Lord [[Sebastian Flyte]] in Evelyn Waugh's novel <cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite>.<ref>Paula Byrne, <cite>Mad World, Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead</cite>, HarperPress, 2009, ISBN 978-0-00-790371-9</ref>		Hugh Lygon was the main inspiration for the character of Lord [[Sebastian Flyte]] in Evelyn Waugh's novel <cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite>.<ref>Paula Byrne, <cite>Mad World, Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead</cite>, HarperPress, 2009, ISBN 978-0-00-790371-9</ref>

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	'''Hugh Patrick Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],		'''Hugh Patrick Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became ~~addicted to~~ alcohol.		He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became dependent on alcohol.

	IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.		IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.

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	'''Hugh Patrick Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],		'''Hugh Patrick Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

	He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford (A L Rowse believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became addicted to alcohol.		He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford ([[A L Rowse]] believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became addicted to alcohol.

	IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.		IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.

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'''Hugh Patrick Lygon''' (1904–1936) was the younger son of [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp]],

He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a friend of [[Evelyn Waugh]] at Oxford (A L Rowse believed the two to be lovers), where both were members of the Hypocrites' Club. After leaving Oxford he worked in a bank in Paris before working in the City, but became addicted to alcohol.

IN 1936 Lygon was on a motoring tour with his friend, the artist Henry Winch, son of Lady Newborough. He was standing in the road to ask the way and fell backwards, hitting his head on a stone. He died later due to a fractured skull, having spent four days in a hospital in Rothenburg. His body was later returned to England.

Hugh Lygon was the main inspiration for the character of Lord [[Sebastian Flyte]] in Evelyn Waugh's novel <cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite>.<ref>Paula Byrne, <cite>Mad World, Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead</cite>, HarperPress, 2009, ISBN 978-0-00-790371-9</ref>

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