Lord Gowrie

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Lord Gowrie was the 10th Governor-General of Australia, serving as the British Crown’s representative during much of the 1930s and World War II.

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instanceOf Governor-General of Australia
person
allegiance United Kingdom
appointedBy George VI
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Victoria Cross
linked to: The Victoria Cross
birthDate 8 July 1872
birthPlace Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
linked to: Rothesay
burialPlace Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
child Patrick Murray, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
deathDate 2 May 1955
deathPlace Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, Suffolk, England
familyName Murray
givenName Alexander
honorificPrefix Brigadier-General
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Brigadier-General
militaryUnit Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
monarchDuringTerm Edward VIII
George V
George VI
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Gowrie
Viscount of Elibank
notableFor being the only Governor-General of Australia to hold the Victoria Cross
serving as Governor-General of Australia during most of World War II
officeEndTime 30 January 1945
officeEndTime (Governor of South Australia) 1936
officeStartTime 23 January 1936
officeStartTime (Governor of South Australia) 1934
ordinalInOffice 10th Governor-General of Australia
positionHeld Governor of South Australia
Governor-General of Australia
precededBy Sir Isaac Isaacs
precededBy (Governor of South Australia) Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (acting predecessors vary)
represented British Crown
residence Government House, Canberra
servedDuring 1930s
World War II
spouse Zara Eileen Pollok
succeededBy Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
succeededBy (Governor of South Australia) Sir Winston Dugan

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