George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke
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| 15th Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 24 February 1921 – 7 April 1926 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | Harry Lawson (1921–24) Sir Alexander Peacock (1924) George Prendergast (1924) John Allan (1924–26) |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Lord Somers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1862 Conservative |
| Spouse |
Helena Fraser (m. 1898) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | |
George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke,
Early life
He was born on 19 November 1862, the only son and heir of
Career
Viscount Dunwich was commissioned
When the
After the war he remained Honorary Colonel of the Norfolk artillery brigade (now known as the 84th (East Anglian) Brigade) and from 18 May 1927 filled the same role with the Suffolk brigade (now the 103rd Suffolk Brigade) until it was split up, when he continued as Honorary Colonel of the 409th (Suffolk) Independent Anti-Aircraft Battery until its renewed merger with the Norfolk batteries to form the 78th (1st Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1938.[2][6]
He also served as chairman of the Suffolk
Politics
Stradbroke was appointed as
Scouting
As ex. officio the Chief Scout of Victoria as governor, Lord Stradbroke also sponsored the
Freemasonry
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Public life
In addition to his political and military positions, Stradbroke held the office of
Both the Earl and Countess were supporters of thoroughbred racing. While in Victoria they separately owned or leased several horses, notably Trice, trained for the Countess by Jack Holt.[8]
Personal life
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On 23 July 1898 Stradbroke married Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 1949), the daughter of Lieutenant General
- Lady Pleasance Elizabeth Rous (1899–1986), who married Owen McKenna, son of Patrick McKenna, in 1923.[9]
- Lady Catherine Charlotte Rous (1900–1983), a Squadron Officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.[9]
- Lady Betty Helena Joanna Rous (1901–1969), who married Maj. Douglas Beresford-Ash, son of Col. William Randal Hamilton Beresford-Ash and Lady Florence Browne (a daughter of the 5th Marquess of Sligo), in 1930.[9]
- John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke (1903–1983), who married Barbara Grosvenor, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Arthur Grosvenor (a younger son of the 1st Duke of Westminster), in 1929.[1]
- Arthur Melland Asquith and Hon. Betty Manners (a daughter of the 3rd Baron Manners), in 1943.[9]
- Major Hon. George Nathaniel Rous (1911–1982), who married Joyce Harpur, daughter of Col. Charles Harpur, in 1949.[9]
- Major Hon. Peter James Mowbray Rous (1914–1997), who married Elizabeth Alice Mary Fraser, a daughter of Maj. Hon. Alastair Thomas Joseph Fraser (a son of the 13th Lord Lovat) and Lady Sibyl Grimston (a daughter of 3rd Earl of Verulam), in 1942.[9]
- Hon. Christopher Simon Rous (1916–1925), who died young.[9]
Lord Stradbroke died on 20 December 1947 and was succeeded by his eldest son,
Honours
In addition to the honours noted above, the Earl of Stradbroke was made a
References
- ^ a b c Death of the 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, nla.gov.au; accessed 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
- ^ "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4513.
- ^ "No. 27465". The London Gazette. 15 August 1902. p. 5328.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1902. p. 4190.
- ^ a b c Army List, various dates.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36892. London. 7 October 1902. p. 7.
- The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26, 190. South Australia. 4 December 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 15 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3766.
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