Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Gough
The Right Honourable The Viscount Gough
	Lord Gough at the Carlton Club in 2005
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	In office; 4 December 1951 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 4th Viscount Gough
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Shane Hugh Maryon Gough; 26 August 1941
Died	14 April 2023 (aged 81)
Political party	Crossbench
Parents	Hugh Gough, 4th Viscount Gough; Margaretta Maryon-Wilson;

Shane Hugh Maryon Gough, 5th Viscount Gough (26 August 1941 – 14 April 2023), was a British hereditary peer. He was educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. He was the son of Hugh Gough, 4th Viscount Gough, and Margaretta Elizabeth Maryon-Wilson. His father died in 1951 and he succeeded to the viscountcy at the age of ten. Lord Gough resided at the family seat, Keppoch House, near Dingwall, Scotland, but also had a London residence. His employment was in London. He was unmarried, and there was no heir to the peerage or baronetcy.^[1]

Career

Gough was educated at Abberley Hall School and Winchester College.^[2] He served as an officer in the Irish Guards (Household Division, British Army),^[1] following in family tradition. Although he followed his father into the Guards, his most famous military forebear is undoubtedly Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.^[3] After leaving military service he worked as a stockbroker. From 1993 to his death he served as a Director of Barwell Consulting, an investment consultancy based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Freemasonry

Gough was actively involved in English Freemasonry, having been initiated in the Prince of Wales's Lodge No 259 (London) in 1966 and installed as Master of the Lodge of Assistance No 2773 (London) in 1972. He was subsequently Master of Lodge of Assistance for two further terms.^[4] He served as Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1984–1985.^[5] He was a Grand Steward in both 1974 and 1991, and in 2007 was installed as Master of the Grand Stewards' Lodge. He was also connected with Freemasonry in both Ireland and Scotland.

Order of Saint Lazarus

Gough was Prior of the Grand Bailiwick of Scotland in the Order of Saint Lazarus.^[6] The order aims to relieve the suffering of the sick and disadvantaged, with a particular emphasis on charitable support for those working for the relief and cure of leprosy.

Death

Gough died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 81.^[7] As he had no issue, nor any male cousins eligible to succeed to his titles,^[8] they became extinct upon his death.

Arms

Coat of arms of Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough
	Crest 1st: a Boar's Head couped Or; 2nd: on a Mural Crown Argent a Lion passant guardant Or holding in the dexter paw two Flag Staves in bend sinister proper the one being the Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland surmounting the other the staff thereof broken with a triangular Banner flowing therefrom to represent a Chinese Flag having thereon a Dragon and in an Escroll above the word "China"; 3rd: a Dexter Arm embowed in Facings of the 87th Regiment (Gules faced Vert) the hand grasping the Colour of the said Regiment displayed and a representation of a French Eagle reversed and depressed the staff broken proper in an Escroll above the word "Barossa". Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules on a Mount Vert a Lion passant guardant Or supporting with his dexter paw the Union Flag flowing to the sinister proper over the same in chief the words "China" and "India" in letters of gold; 2nd and 3rd, Azure on a Fess Argent between three Boars' Heads couped Or a Lion passant Gules in the centre chief point pendent from a Riband Argent fimbriated Azure a representation of the Badge of the Spanish Order of Charles III proper on a Chief within Battlements a Representation of the East Wall of the Fortress of Tarifa with a Breach between two Turrets the dexter Turret surmounted by the British Flag flying all proper. Supporters Dexter: a Lion reguardant Or gorged with an Eastern Crown Gules the rim inscribed with the word "Punjab" in letters of gold with Chain reflexed over the back also Gold; Sinister: a Chinese Dragon Or gorged with a Mural Crown Sable inscribed with the word "China" and chained Gold. Motto Above the centre Crest: Faugh a Ballagh (Clear the way); Below the shield: Goojerat.

References

^ ^a ^b 'GOUGH', Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009; online edn, Nov 2009.
^ "Shane Hugh Maryon Gough". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^ Anthony Farrar-Hockley, "Goughie: the life of General Sir Hugh Gough", Hart-David, MacGibbon, 1975. See family tree on page 383.
^ "A complete list of Masters of the Lodge". Lodge of Assistance. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ "Whitaker's Almanack 1985", p. 1110.
^ Officers list may be accessed from the Bailiwick homepage.
^ "Shane Hugh Maryon Gough death notice". The Telegraph. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Gough, Viscount". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 1582–1583. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Gough

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hugh Gough	Viscount Gough 1951–2023 Member of the House of Lords (1951–1999)	Extinct
Preceded by Hugh Gough	Baron Gough 1951–2023	Extinct
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hugh Gough	Gough baronets of Synone and Drangan 1951–2023	Extinct

[Who's_Who-1] 'GOUGH', Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009; online edn, Nov 2009.

[2] "Shane Hugh Maryon Gough". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

[3] Anthony Farrar-Hockley, "Goughie: the life of General Sir Hugh Gough", Hart-David, MacGibbon, 1975. See family tree on page 383.

[4] "A complete list of Masters of the Lodge". Lodge of Assistance. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[5] "Whitaker's Almanack 1985", p. 1110.

[6] Officers list may be accessed from the Bailiwick homepage.

[7] "Shane Hugh Maryon Gough death notice". The Telegraph. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[DP-8] Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Gough, Viscount". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 1582–1583. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.

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