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| − | '''Hugh | + | [[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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Revision as of 23:39, 25 December 2013
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.
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
