George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

The Marquess of Normanby
A drawing of Lord Normanby made in 1871.
32nd Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
15 February 1858 – 17 September 1863
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir John Le Marchant
Succeeded byCharles Hastings Doyle
3rd Governor of Queensland
In office
12 August 1871 – 12 November 1874
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir Samuel Blackall
Succeeded byWilliam Cairns
7th Governor of New Zealand
In office
3 December 1874 – 21 February 1879
MonarchVictoria
Premier
Preceded bySir James Fergusson
Succeeded bySir Hercules Robinson
6th Governor of Victoria
In office
29 April 1879 – 18 April 1884
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir George Bowen
Succeeded bySir Henry Loch
Personal details
Born(1819-07-23)23 July 1819
London, England
Died3 April 1890(1890-04-03) (aged 70)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Laura Russell
(m. 1844; died 1885)
Children

George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890),[1] styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nova Scotia, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria.

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