Evan Wisdom

Evan Alexander Wisdom
Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea
In office 21 March 1921 – 13 June 1933
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Thomas Griffiths
Succeeded by	Thomas Griffiths
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Claremont
In office 7 October 1911 – 28 June 1917
Preceded by	John Foulkes
Succeeded by	John Stewart
Mayor of Cottesloe
In office 1908–1911
Preceded by	John Stuart
Succeeded by	Frederic North
Personal details
Born	(1869-09-29)29 September 1869 Inverness, Scotland
Died	7 December 1945(1945-12-07) (aged 76) Melbourne, Australia
Political party	Western Australian Liberal Party
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1921
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	7th Brigade (1916–19) 18th Battalion (1916)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Western Front Battle of Pozières Battle of Arras Battle of the Menin Road Ridge Battle of Broodseinde Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Hamel Battle of Amiens Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (6) Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro)

Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (29 September 1869 – 7 December 1945) was an Australian politician, businessman and a senior officer of the Australian Army in the First World War. He was the Mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe from 1908 to 1911, served as the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Liberal member for Claremont for two terms between 1911 and 1917 and was the Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea from 1921 to 1933. He died in Melbourne aged 76, and was cremated.^[1]