Malvern, Viscount

Malvern, Viscount (1883-1971), Godfrey Huggins, was a leading figure in Rhodesian politics. He became a member of the Southern Rhodesian Parliament in 1923. In 1933, he took office as prime minister. In 1953, he resigned and became prime minister of the new Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. He gave up his office in 1956. He was born on July 6, 1883, in Bexley, Kent, England. He immigrated to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1911. He died on May 8, 1971.