Alan Loader Maffey, 2nd Baron Rugby (16 April 1913 - 12 January 1990) was a British peer.

Life

Alan Loader Maffey was the son of

John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby, , (1 July 1877 – 20 April 1969) was a British civil servant and diplomat who was a key figure in Anglo-Irish relations during the Second World War. Biography Early life Maffey was the younger son of Thoma ...

, who was

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and a key player in Anglo-Irish relations during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England. He fought in the Second World War, gaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. He married Margaret Bindley, daughter of Harold Bindley, on 14 April 1947. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rugby, of Rugby, co. Warwick on 20 April 1969, following the death of his father.

Personal life

Lord Rugby had several children with his wife Margaret Bindley. * Hon. John Richard Maffey b. 28 Aug 1949, d. 1981 * Rt Hon. Robert Charles Maffey, 3rd Baron Rugby b. 4 May 1951 * Hon. Selina Penelope Maffey b. 15 Nov 1952 * Hon. Christopher Alan Maffey b. 20 Feb 1955 * Hon. Mark Andrew Maffey b. 7 Jun 1956 * Hon. Alicia Dorothy Maffey b. 14 Jan 1960

Arms of Alan Loader Maffey, 2nd Baron Maffey

References

Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Place of birth missing 1913 births 1990 deaths Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Air Force officers People educated at Stowe School {{UK-baron-stub