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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. | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 11 April 2012
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 Brideshead Revisited.[1]
References
- ↑ Paula Byrne, Mad World, Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead, HarperPress, 2009, ISBN 978-0-00-790371-9
