b ilia c ▁H od ges ▁N ug ent ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁V io let ▁St ella , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁The opp h ilus ▁She pp ard . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Service ▁College ▁and ▁went ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁W ool wich . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁N ug ent ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery , ▁leaving ▁it ▁after ▁three ▁years . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁County ▁Council ▁for ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁al der man ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁representing ▁the ▁county ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace . ▁N ug ent ▁entered ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁sitting ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Gu ild ford ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Fish eries ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁an ▁office ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁N ug ent ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁Baron et , ▁of ▁Dun sf old ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Sur rey , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁received