▁a ▁life ▁peer age ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁Baron ▁N ug ent ▁of ▁Gu ild ford , ▁of ▁Dun sf old ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Sur rey ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁N ug ent ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Farm ers ▁Union ' s ▁executive ▁council ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁a ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Young ▁Farm ers ' ▁Club s , ▁occup ying ▁both ▁posts ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Conserv ancy ▁Board ▁for ▁four teen ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Animal ▁Vir us ▁Research ▁Institute ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁N ug ent ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Water ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁res ign ing ▁after ▁five ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Acc idents ▁( Ro SP A ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁seat ▁bel t ▁legisl ation ▁through ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Transport ▁Bill . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁N ug ent ▁married ▁Ruth ▁Staff ord , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Hugh ▁Gran