sufficiently impressed with Maugham's work to offer to retain him, whilst allowing Inskip the opportunity to defer choosing between becoming Lord Chancellor or remaining in the House of Commons with the possibility of becoming prime minister, a choice that Hailsham had always regretted. Chamberlain intended to make a change at the next general election, which was expected to take place that year. However, war intervened and Chamberlain carried out a full-scale reconstruction of his government. As part of this Maugham was allowed to retire, to be finally succeeded by Inskip, who was ennobled as Viscount Caldecote. Maugham took the retirement honour, of being created Viscount Maugham, of Hartfield in the County of Sussex on 22 September 1939, which, unlike his barony, was hereditary. He again served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary until 1941. Family Maugham married Helen Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Romer, in 1896. They had four children: The Hon. Kate Mary Maugham (1897–1961, married Robert Charles Bruce) The Hon. Edith Honor Maugham (1901–1996, married Sebastian Earl) The Hon. Diana Julia Maugham (1908–2007, married Kenneth Marr-Johnson) Robert Cecil Romer Maugham (1916–1981), 2nd Viscount. Known as Robin Maugham. He wrote about his father in two volumes of autobiography, Escape from the Shadows (1970) and Search for Nirvana (1977). Lady Maugham died in October 1950, aged 78. Lord Maugham survived her by seven years, dying in March 1958, aged 91. He is buried in the grounds of the parish church in Hartfield, East Sussex, alongside his wife and son. Publications The Case of Jean Calas published by W. Heinemann (1928) The Tichbourne Case (1936) Lies As Allies or Hitler at War published by Oxford University Press (1941) The Truth About The Munich Crisis (1944) U.N.O. and War Crimes (1951) At The End of The Day (autobiography) (1951) See also List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews References External links 1866 births 1958 deaths Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British sportsperson-politicians Cambridge University Boat Club rowers Chancery Division judges Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers English male rowers Knights Bachelor Law lords Lord chancellors of Great Britain Frederic Herbert Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937–1939 Life peers created by George V Viscounts created by George VI Presidents of the Cambridge Union 1