William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
British Conservative Party politician (1883–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield, KCMG (3 January 1883 – 20 November 1969) was a British Conservative Party politician, Governor of Victoria, and Administrator of Australia. He was the first Australian-born governor of an Australian state.
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The Lord Huntingfield | |
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17th Governor of Victoria | |
In office 14 May 1934 – 4 April 1939 | |
Monarchs | George V (1934–36) Edward VIII (1936) George VI (1936–39) |
Preceded by | Lord Somers |
Succeeded by | Sir Winston Dugan |
Member of Parliament for Eye | |
In office 6 December 1923 – 10 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Lyle-Samuel |
Succeeded by | Edgar Granville |
Personal details | |
Born | (1883-01-03)3 January 1883 Gatton, Queensland |
Died | 20 November 1969(1969-11-20) (aged 86) Hove, East Sussex, England |
Alma mater | Wellington College |
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