George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway

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The Right Honourable
The Viscount Galway
GCMG DSO OBE
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5th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
12 April 1935 – 3 February 1941
Monarch George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Preceded by The Lord Bledisloe
Succeeded by The Lord Newall
Personal details
Born (1882-03-24)24 March 1882
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Blyth, Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford

George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand between 1935 and 1941.

Early life and family

File:The Monckton-Arundell family.jpg
Simon, the 8th Viscount Galway, Isabel, Lucia, Celia and Mary (from left).

George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell Galway was born on 24 March 1882. His parents were George Monckton-Arundell and Vere Gosling.[1] He had one sibling; Violet Frances Monckton-Arundell (14 May 1880 – 24 October 1930).[2] He received his education at a preparatory school in Berkshire[3] before attending Eton (1895–1900) and Christ Church College in Oxford (1900–1904). He graduated with a Master of Arts in modern history.[1][4]

Viscount Galway married Lucia Margaret White, daughter of the 3rd Baron Annaly, in 1922. They had four children: Mary Victoria Monckton (born 1924), Celia Ella Vere Monckton (1925–1997), Isabel Cynthia Monckton (born 1926) and Simon George Robert Monckton-Arundell (1929–1971).[4][5]

Military career

Monckton-Arundell was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry on 1 January 1900, and promoted to Lieutenant on 11 June 1902.[6] In 1904, he joined the First Life Guards, the senior regiment of the British Army that makes up the Household Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of Colonel Commandant. During the First World War he was appointed as Adjutant general and Quartermaster general. He was of the Royal Artillery (1933–35). In 1933 he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Honourable Artillery Company(HAC) until 1934 when he relinquished it on appointment as Governor-General of New Zealand. Upon retirement from his post as Governor General he returned as Colonel Commandant of the HAC until his untimely death.[4][7][8]

Political ambitions

In 1910, he attempted to follow his father into the House of Commons. He contested the Scarborough constituency in the 1910 general election, but was unsuccessful.[5]

Governor-General of New Zealand

Viscount Galway was Governor-General of New Zealand from 12 April 1935 to 3 February 1941. His military background made an impression with cabinet ministers of the time. His term was twice extended because of World War II.[8] Viscount Galway and his wife received numerous gifts during his time as Governor-General. Some were returned to New Zealand around the time of the sale of the family house Selby Hall[9] and were donated to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1980.[10]

Freemasonry

He was a freemason. During his term as governor-general (1935–1938), he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.[11]

Later years and death

Upon his return to England, he held the honorary post of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire under the 7th Duke of Portland. He died suddenly on 27 March 1943 in Blyth.[8]

Arms

Arms of George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
File:George Monckton-Arundell Arms.svg
Notes
The arms of George Monckton-Arundell consist of:
Crest
1 On a chapeau Azure doubled Ermine a swallow Argent (for Arundell), 2 A martlet Or (for Monckton).
Escutcheon
Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Sable six swallows, three, two and one, Argent (for Arundell); 2nd and 3rd, Sable on a chevron, between three martlets Or, as many mullets of the field (for Monckton).
Supporters
Two unicorns Ermine, crined, armed and unguled, each gorged with an Eastern diadem Or.
Motto
Certus et Constans

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27441. p. 3756. 10 June 1902.
  7. ↑ Page 351-353, Regimental Fire, A History of the HAC in World war II, Author: Brigadier RF Johnson
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html

External links

Government offices
Preceded by Governor-General of New Zealand
1935–1941		 Succeeded by
Sir Cyril Newall
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Viscount Galway
1931–1943		 Succeeded by
Simon Monckton-Arundell
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