George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE (March 24, 1882 , † March 27, 1943 in Blyth ) was a British politician and from 1935 to 1941 Governor General of New Zealand .
Early life and personal life
Monckton-Arundell was born on March 24, 1882 to George Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway , and Vere Gosling. He had a sister, Violet Frances Monckton-Arundell (born May 14, 1880, † October 24, 1930). He received his education first at a preparatory school in Berkshire and attended Eton College from 1895 to 1900 and Christ Church College , Oxford from 1900 to 1904 . He graduated with a Master of Arts degree in modern history.
In 1922 he married Lucia Margaret White, daughter of Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly . They had four children: Mary Victoria Monckton (* 1924), Celia Ella Vere Monckton (1925–1997), Isabel Cynthia Monckton (* 1926) and Simon George Robert Monckton-Arundell (1929–1971).
Monckton-Arundell was a Freemason . During his tenure as Governor General he was 1935-1938 Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.
Military career
In 1904 Monckton-Arundell joined the Life Guards , the highest-ranking regiment in the British Army , and achieved the rank of Colonel Commandant . During the First World War he worked as adjutant general and quartermaster general . From 1933 to 1935 he served in the Royal Artillery. In 1933 he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Honorable Artillery Company (HAC). In 1934 he resigned from the army to become Governor General of New Zealand. After the end of his term in office he was again in this rank until his death.
Attempt a parliamentary career
In 1910 he tried to follow his father into the House of Commons and ran unsuccessfully for the seat of the constituency of Scarborough.
When his father died in 1831, he inherited his title of nobility. In contrast to his Irish title Viscount Galway , his subordinate title Baron Monckton of Serlby was linked to a hereditary seat in the House of Lords .
Governor General of New Zealand
Viscount Galway was appointed Governor General of New Zealand on April 12, 1935. Apparently his military background contributed to this decision. His term of office was extended twice because of the Second World War. Viscount Galway and his wife received numerous gifts during their tenure. Some of them were returned to New Zealand on the occasion of the sale of the Selby Hall family home and donated to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1980 .
His tenure under the kings George V , Edward VIII and George VI. ended on February 3, 1941.
Later life and death
On his return to England he was given the honorary post of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire under William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland . He died on March 27, 1943 in Blyth at the age of 61. His son Simon inherited his title .
literature
- Bernard John Foster: Galway, Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, Eighth Viscount . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 15, 2015]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
- ↑ George Edward Milnes Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
- ↑ Lord Galway . In: Evening Post , Volume CXVIII, Issue 108, November 3, 1934, p. 11. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ A b c Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882–1943) . University of Nottingham. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ↑ a b Lord Galway . In: Evening Post , Volume CXIX, Issue 87, April 12, 1935. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ↑ Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and Why? . Kent Henderson , 2006, archived from the original on April 9, 2013 ; accessed on April 5, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Page 351-353, Regimental Fire, A History of the HAC in World War II, Author: Brigadier RF Johnson
- ↑ a b c Foster: Galway, Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, Eighth Viscount . In: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . 1966.
- ↑ George Monckton-Arundell in Hansard (English)
- ↑ Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882–1943) . In: Manuscripts and Special Collections . The University of Nottingham. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ↑ Collection items associated with Viscount Galway, GCMG, DSO, OBE, PC . In: Collections Online . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe |
Governor General of New Zealand 1935–1941 |
Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall |
George Monckton-Arundell |
Viscount Galway 1931-1943 |
Simon Monckton-Arundell |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Monckton-Arundell, George, 8th Viscount Galway |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Monckton-Arundell, George Vere Arundel, 8th Viscount Galway |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of New Zealand |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1882 |
DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1943 |
Place of death | Blyth , Nottinghamshire, UK |