Background
Madden, Albert Frederick was born on February 27, 1917 in Tavistock, England. Son of Albert Edward and Gladys McCulloch (Vaughan) Madden.
Madden, Albert Frederick was born on February 27, 1917 in Tavistock, England. Son of Albert Edward and Gladys McCulloch (Vaughan) Madden.
Bachelor of Arts, Christ Church College, 1935, Master in Literature, 1939, Doctor of Philosophy., 1950. Librarian, Bodleian Library, Oxford, England, 1946-1947. Lecturer Rhodes House, Oxford, 1947-1957.
Reader, professional fellow Nuffield College, Oxford, 1957-1984. Vice chairman Board Modern History, 1968-1972.
Deputy Support Rhodes House Library 1946-1948. Beit Lecturer 1947-1957, senior tutor to Overseas Service Courses 1950, co-director Foreign Service Course 1959-1972. Director Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1961-1968.
Reader in Commonwealth Government, Oxford 1957-1984. Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College 1958-1984, Emeritus Fellow since 1984, Pro-Proctor 1988-1989. Director Prospect Theatre 1963-1966.
Author: Cambridge History of the Empire, 1956. Editor: British Colonial Developments, 1953, Oxford and The Idea of Commonwealth, 1980, Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire, 5 Vols., since 1984. Board directors Overseas Service Courses, 1969-1972, Hong Kong Administrative Course, 1969-1972.
British Academy award, 1983.
Fellow Royal History Society. Church England.
Married Margaret Gifford, August 20, 1941. Children– Janet Carole Suzanne, David Christopher Andrew McCulloch.