George Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird

The Right Honourable
The Viscount of Oxfuird
CBE
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 by	The 12th Viscount of Oxfuird
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
	as an elected hereditary peer; 11 November 1999 – 3 January 2003
Election	1999
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	The 2nd Viscount Ullswater
Personal details
Born	George Hubbard Makgill; 7 January 1934
Died	3 January 2003 (aged 68)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal; Crossbench; Conservative;
Spouse(s)	(1) Alison Jensen;; (2) Venetia Steward
Children	5

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Viscount of Oxfuird". The Times. No. 67665. 21 January 2003. p. 29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Viscount of Oxfuird". The Telegraph. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount of Oxfuird

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Makgill	Viscount of Oxfuird 1986–2003 Member of the House of Lords (1987–1999)	Succeeded by Ian Makgill
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–2003	Succeeded by The Viscount Ullswater