{"product_id":"sir-douglas-hogg-lord-chancellor-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-14-1928","title":"Sir Douglas Hogg, Lord Chancellor Country Life Magazine Portrait April 14 1928","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir Douglas Hogg, Lord Chancellor Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, April 14 1928. LXIII No. 1630\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eLord Hailsham\u003c\/strong\u003e in his Lord Chancellor’s robes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSir Douglas Hogg\u003c\/strong\u003e (1872–1950), who upon his appointment became the \u003cstrong\u003e1st Baron Hailsham\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppointment:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was appointed \u003cstrong\u003eLord Chancellor\u003c\/strong\u003e on March 29, 1928, succeeding \u003cstrong\u003eViscount Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical Career:\u003c\/strong\u003e Previously served as \u003cstrong\u003eAttorney-General\u003c\/strong\u003e (1922–1924 and 1924–1928) in Conservative governments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was the son of \u003cstrong\u003eQuintin Hogg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder of the Regent Street Polytechnic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Career:\u003c\/strong\u003e Before entering the legal profession, he studied sugar growing and worked in the \u003cstrong\u003eWest Indies\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Guiana\u003c\/strong\u003e with a firm of merchants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Honours:\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1929, he was elevated further to become the \u003cstrong\u003e1st Viscount Hailsham\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e His son, also \u003cstrong\u003eQuintin Hogg\u003c\/strong\u003e, later followed him into high office and became Lord Chancellor in 1970.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52212415693093,"sku":"CL-2872","price":106.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Douglas-Hogg-Lord-Hailsham-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1928.jpg?v=1776028878","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-sg\/products\/sir-douglas-hogg-lord-chancellor-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-14-1928","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}