It was a large gathering, a happy occasion, though tinged
inevitably with regrets. Warm-hearted friends surrounded me, glad that
one of their number, having elected to retire, should be able to do so in
health and strength, and with such a smiling prospect before him.
When I became a Midland Director, Mr. Nugent was no longer Chairman of
the Board. He had been called hence, after only a few days' illness at
the Company's Hotel at Mallaranny, near Achill Island, where, in January,
1912, he had gone for a change. In him the company lost a faithful
guardian and I a valued friend. He was succeeded by Major H. C. Cusack
(the Deputy Chairman), who is still the Chairman of the Company. A
country gentleman of simple tastes and studious habits, Major Cusack,
though fond of country life, devotes the greater part of his time to
business, especially to the affairs of the Midland and of an important
Bank of which he is the Deputy-Chairman. The happy possessor of an
equable temperament and great assiduity he accomplishes a considerable
amount of work with remarkable ease. For his many estimable qualities he
is greatly liked.
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