Hugh Southern Stephenson

{{Short description|Indian-born British diplomat (1906–1972)}}

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{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Sir Hugh Stephenson

| honorific_suffix = {{postnom|country=GBR-cats|GBE|KCMG|CIE|CVO|KStJ|size=100}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|11|29}}

| birth_place = Ranchi

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|09|23|1906|11|29}}

| death_place = London

| children = 3, including Hugh

}}

Sir Hugh Southern Stephenson (November 29, 1906 – September 23, 1972) was a British diplomat. He was the only son of Sir Hugh Stephenson. He was born in Ranchi, India on November 29, 1906.{{Cite book |title=India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 |publisher=FamilySearch |chapter=Hugh Southern Stephenson |via=Ancestry.com}} In May 1936, his marriage to Patricia Mills was announced for that July in the Times.{{Cite news |date=May 14, 1936 |title=Marriages |pages=17 |work=Times |issue=47374 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS285814446/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=ee645c0b |id={{Gale|CS285814446}} |via=Gale}} Starting in December 1969, he was the appointed director of the St. John Ambulance Association;{{Cite book |title=O.S.J.J. Annual Report 1970 |publisher=Order of St John |via=Issuu}} also, in 1970, he was honored as a knight of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.{{Cite news |date=9 April 1970 |title=State Intelligence |page=[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45075/page/3986/data.pdf 3986] |work=The London Gazette |issue=45075 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45075/page/1}} He died in London, United Kingdom on September 23, 1972.{{Cite news |date=Sep 25, 1972 |title=Sir Hugh Stephenson |pages=14 |work=Times |issue=58588 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS237467449/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=bdd34d80 |id={{Gale|CS237467449}} |via=Gale}}{{Cite news |date=Sep 25, 1972 |title=Deaths |pages=26 |work=Times |issue=58588 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS436696889/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=ec8cce73 |id={{Gale|CS436696889}} |via=Gale}}