Francis Newdegate , full name Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate ; December 31, 1862 , Chelsea , London , England - January 2, 1936 , , Warwickshire , England) - British politician and administrator, 12th Governor of Tasmania (1917-1920), 20th Governor of Western Australia (1920-1924) [1] .
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| Predecessor | William Allison-Macartney | ||||||
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| Birth | December 31, 1862 Chelsea , London , England | ||||||
| Death | January 2, 1936 (73 years old) , Warwickshire , England | ||||||
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Biography
Francis Newdigate was born December 31, 1862 in Chelsea ( London , England ) in the family of Lt. Col. Francis William Newdigate and his first wife, Charlotte Elizabeth Agnes Sophia, nee Woodford ( Charlotte Elizabeth Agnes Sophia, née Woodford ). He changed his surname to Newdegate in 1902, fulfilling the will of his uncle [1] .
Newdigate studied at Eton College , then in Germany (in Leipzig and Hanover ), and then at the Royal Military School in Sandhurst . Since 1883, he served in the , in which, in 1885-1887, he visited India, Australia and other British colonies [1] .
On March 30, 1917, Francis Newdegate took office as governor of Tasmania . He worked in this post until February 22, 1920 [2] .
After that, Newdegate was appointed Governor of Western Australia and took office on April 9, 1920. He worked in this post until June 16, 1924 [3] .
After this, Newdegate returned to England. He died on January 2, 1936, in county of Warwickshire ] [1] .
Memory
In honor of Francis Newdegate named settlement in Western Australia , founded in 1925 [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 C. Coggin and T. Reynolds. Newdegate, Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate (1862-1936 ) . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University. Date of treatment March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Governors of Tasmania (Including Lieutenant-Governors and Administrators ) . Parliament of Tasmania - www.parliament.tas.gov.au. Date of treatment March 5, 2015.
- ↑ Governors of Western Australia . Government House - www.govhouse.wa.gov.au. Date of treatment March 3, 2015.