Hugh Sutlej Gough | |
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Born | 4 February 1848 |
Died | 1920 |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1862–1910 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | 18th Royal Hussars |
Awards | Companion of the
Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Hugh Sutlej Gough CB CMG DL (4 February 1848 – 1920) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Gough joined the Royal Navy in 1862 and then transferred to 10th Royal Hussars in 1868. [1] He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, India in 1876 and then served in Afghanistan and Egypt before commanding 3rd Mounted Rifles for the Bechuanaland expedition in 1884. [1] He became commanding officer of 18th Royal Hussars in 1889 and assistant adjutant for cavalry in 1893 before being made Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1904 and retiring in 1910. [1]
On retirement he was given the colonelcy of the 20th Hussars, a post he held until his death in 1920. [2]
He lived at Llechweddygarth Hall in Montgomeryshire. [3] He was also deputy lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. [4]
In 1886, he married Beatrice Sophia Henning; they had a son and a daughter. [3] [5]