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Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford (25 February 1902 – 30 November 1993) was the only member of the Communist Party of Great Britain ever to sit in the House of Lords.〔J. Wells, ''The House of Lords'' (London, Hodder & Stoughton 1997) ISBN 0-340-64928-3〕 ==Early life== Philipps was the eldest son of Laurence Philipps, 1st Baron Milford. In 1928, he married the novelist Rosamond Lehmann. The couple had two children: Hugo, who became 3rd Baron Milford on his father's death, and Sarah.〔〕 By the end of the 1930s, Lehmann had set up house with poet Cecil Day-Lewis, but she and Philipps did not divorce until 1944.〔Who's Who 1970 p2163 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5〕 Philipps aimed to become an artist and set up a studio in Paris, but found little success. He abandoned this to join Medical Aid to Spain, acting as an ambulance driver for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.〔Michael Walker, (Wogan Philipps ), Compendium of Communist Biography〕 During the conflict, he was wounded and had to return to Britain. On his return, he encouraged Nan Green to take his place and, in her absence, paid for the education of her children.〔Michael Walker, (George and Nan Green ), Compendium of Communist Biography〕 Following his experiences, he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), a choice which led him to be disinherited by his father. Philipps' second marriage was to Cristina Casati, Viscountess Hastings in 1944. She was previously married to Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon and was the only child of the eccentric Italian arts patron Luisa Casati. The couple ran a progressive farm in Gloucestershire.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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