Francis Newdegate
Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate, GCMG GCStJ (31 December 1862 – 2 January 1936) was an English Conservative Party politician. After over twenty years in the House of Commons, he served as Governor of Tasmania from 1917 to 1920, and Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924.
Sir Francis Newdegate GCMG GCStJ | |
|---|---|
| 12th Governor of Tasmania | |
| In office 30 March 1917 – 9 February 1920 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | Walter Lee |
| Preceded by | Sir William Ellison-Macartney |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Lamond Allardyce |
| 18th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 9 April 1920 – 16 June 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | James Mitchell Philip Collier |
| Preceded by | Sir William Ellison-Macartney |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Campion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1862 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 2 January 1936 (aged 73) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Spouse | Hon. Elizabeth Sophia Lucia Bagot |
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