George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway

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George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
George Monckton-Arundell 1940
Family photo, left to right: Simon, George Monckton-Arundell, Isabel, Lucia, Celia and Mary
Coat of arms of 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

Web links

Commons : George Monckton-Arundell  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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  2. George Edward Milnes Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
  3. Lord Galway . In: Evening Post , Volume CXVIII, Issue 108, November 3, 1934, p. 11. Retrieved November 17, 2010. 
  4. ^ A b c Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882–1943) . University of Nottingham. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. a b Lord Galway . In: Evening Post , Volume CXIX, Issue 87, April 12, 1935. Retrieved November 17, 2010. 
  6. 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).
  7. ^ Page 351-353, Regimental Fire, A History of the HAC in World War II, Author: Brigadier RF Johnson
  8. a b c Foster: Galway, Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, Eighth Viscount . In: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . 1966.
  9. George Monckton-Arundell in Hansard (English)
  10. 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.
  11. 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
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