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'''George Hubbard Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird''', [[Baronet|Bt]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], ([[7 January]] [[1934]] - [[3 January]] [[2003]]) was Chief of the Makgill family. He inherited his titles from his uncle.
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'''George Hubbard Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|CBE}} (7 January 1934 – 3 January 2003), was a Scottish peer and Chief of the [[Clan Makgill|Makgill family]]. He inherited his titles from his uncle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=21 January 2003 |title=The Viscount of Oxfuird |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-viscount-of-oxfuird-q7b3jxmgt7b |work=[[The Times]] |pages=29 |issue=67665}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2003-01-15 |title=Viscount of Oxfuird |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1418878/Viscount-of-Oxfuird.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
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Makgill was a deputy speaker and deputy chair of committees in the upper house. He was one of the 90 hereditary peers who were elected in 1999 to continue as members of the Lords when most of the hereditary peers lost their seats.


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Oxfuird was a deputy speaker and deputy chair of committees in the [[House of Lords]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was one of the [[List of excepted hereditary peers|92 hereditary peers who were elected in 1999]] to continue as members of the Lords when most of the hereditary peers lost their seats.<ref name=":0" />
He married twice. By his first wife he had a son, Richard (died young) and twin sons: [[Ian Alexander Arthur Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird]] and Hon Robert Edward George Makgill. The latter was engaged [[5 August]], [[2005]] to Miss Melissa A.R. Lo, daughter of Mr & Mrs Robert Lo, of Hong Kong. He had two other children, Hon Hamish Max Makgill and Hon Edward Anthony Donald Makgill.


== Early life ==
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George Hubbard Makgill was born in [[Winchester]] on 7 January 1934. His father was an [[Royal Air Force]] officer, and the family emigrated to [[New Zealand]].<ref name=":1" /> His father was killed in a crash while flying between the North and South islands.<ref name=":1" />

Makgill was raised in [[Wellington]], and he attended St Peter's College, Cambridge, and [[Whanganui Collegiate School|Wanganui Collegiate School]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After studying civil engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, he returned to Britain and joined the Royal Air Force.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He later became an engineering apprentice with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].<ref name=":1" />

==Family==
Lord Oxfuird married twice.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> His first wife, Alison Jensen, bore him four sons (including a set of twins), one of whom died two days after birth:<ref name=":0" />

* Richard Makgill (born and died 1967)
* Ian Alexander Arthur Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird (born 1969)
* Hon. Robert Edward George Makgill (1969–2015)
* Hon. Hamish Max Alastair Makgill (born 1972)

Makgill and his second wife, Venetia Steward, had one son:

* Hon. Edward Anthony Donald Makgill (born 1983)

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 6 November 2024

The Right Honourable
The Viscount of Oxfuird
CBE
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
16 April 1987 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 12th Viscount of Oxfuird
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999 – 3 January 2003
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byThe 2nd Viscount Ullswater
Personal details
Born
George Hubbard Makgill

7 January 1934
Died3 January 2003(2003-01-03) (aged 68)
NationalityBritish
Political party
Spouse(s)(1) Alison Jensen;
(2) Venetia Steward
Children5

George Hubbard Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird, CBE (7 January 1934 – 3 January 2003), was a Scottish peer and Chief of the Makgill family. He inherited his titles from his uncle.[1][2]

Oxfuird was a deputy speaker and deputy chair of committees in the House of Lords.[1][2] He was one of the 92 hereditary peers who were elected in 1999 to continue as members of the Lords when most of the hereditary peers lost their seats.[1]

Early life

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George Hubbard Makgill was born in Winchester on 7 January 1934. His father was an Royal Air Force officer, and the family emigrated to New Zealand.[2] His father was killed in a crash while flying between the North and South islands.[2]

Makgill was raised in Wellington, and he attended St Peter's College, Cambridge, and Wanganui Collegiate School.[1][2] After studying civil engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, he returned to Britain and joined the Royal Air Force.[1][2] He later became an engineering apprentice with Ford.[2]

Family

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Lord Oxfuird married twice.[1][2] His first wife, Alison Jensen, bore him four sons (including a set of twins), one of whom died two days after birth:[1]

  • Richard Makgill (born and died 1967)
  • Ian Alexander Arthur Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird (born 1969)
  • Hon. Robert Edward George Makgill (1969–2015)
  • Hon. Hamish Max Alastair Makgill (born 1972)

Makgill and his second wife, Venetia Steward, had one son:

  • Hon. Edward Anthony Donald Makgill (born 1983)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Viscount of Oxfuird". The Times. No. 67665. 21 January 2003. p. 29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Viscount of Oxfuird". The Telegraph. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Viscount of Oxfuird
1986–2003
Member of the House of Lords
(1987–1999) 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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 Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
1999–2003 		Succeeded by


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