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Hugh Cunningham (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Patrick Cunningham (4 November 1921 – 12 September 2019) was a British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements). Military career Educated at Charterhouse School, Cunningham was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1942 and fought in World War II in India, New Guinea and Burma. He was appointed Commander Royal Engineers for 3rd Division in Cyprus and Aden in 1963, Commander of 11th Engineering Brigade in Germany in 1967 and General Officer Commanding South West District in 1971. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1974 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1976 before retiring in 1978. In retirement he became a Director of Fairey Engineering. He lived at Shaftesbury in Dorset. He was one of the three Presidents of the UK-based charity Action on Addiction Action on Addiction is a UK-based charity that works with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Cunningham Of Bonnington
Sir Hugh Cunningham of Bonnington (1642–1710) was a 17th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1702 to 1704. Life He was the son of Hugh Cunningham of Craigend House near Stow, a descendant of William Cunninghame of Craigends. In February 1675 he was made Lord Dean of Guild in Edinburgh. In 1689 he was made Master Of Paul's Work, a building where Waverley Station now stands. In 1692 he became a burgess on Edinburgh Town Council. In 1694 he loaned the city £4000 and was made Water Baillie of Leith and a burgess of Canongate. In 1700 he became Master of the Merchant Company in Edinburgh. He is termed Hugh Cunningham of Bonnington, having purchased Bonnington House near Ratho around 1700 from the Scott family. In 1704 he is termed "Hugh Cunningham of Craigend" and had therefore presumably inherited Craigend House from his father. He purchased a burial plot in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the same year, probably to bury his father. He died on 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |