Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley (29 August 1923 – 27 December 2006), known as Duke Hussey, was Chairman of the
Board of Governors of the BBC
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from 1986 to 1996, serving two terms in that role.
Education and career
The son of the athlete and colonial administrator
Eric Hussey
Eric Robert James Hussey (24 April 1885 – 19 May 1958) was a British colonial administrator and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Blandford Forum and died in Cuckfield. and his wife, Christine Elizabeth Morley, Marmaduke Hussey was educated at
Rugby School
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Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. ...
and
Trinity College, Oxford
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. He served in the
Grenadier Guards
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in World War II and was severely injured at
Anzio
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Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands ...
, having to have a leg amputated as a
prisoner-of-war
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, which resulted in his repatriation.
He joined
Associated Newspapers
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where he had a long career, culminating in being appointed managing director. He subsequently joined
Times Newspapers
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as chief executive and managing director, a post he held from 1971 to 1980.
Chairman of the BBC
He was appointed Chairman of the
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.
Within three months of joining the BBC, he had forced the resignation of the Director-General,
, following a series of rows in recent years between the BBC and the Conservative government. In the 1990s, Hussey fell out with
.
Hussey gave up several boardroom appointments when he took up his job at the BBC, but he remained chairman of the
until 1998.
, on 25 April 1959. She was a
. They had two children:
James Arthur (b. 1961) and Katharine Elizabeth (b. 1964) who married Sir
Marmaduke Hussey died at the age of 83 on 27 December 2006.