George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke

The Earl of Stradbroke
15th Governor of Victoria
In office
24 February 1921 – 7 April 1926
MonarchGeorge V
PremierHarry Lawson (1921–24)
Sir Alexander Peacock (1924)
George Prendergast (1924)
John Allan (1924–26)
Preceded bySir Arthur Stanley
Succeeded byLord Somers
Personal details
Born(1862-11-19)19 November 1862
London, England
Died20 December 1947(1947-12-20) (aged 85)
Henham Park, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Helena Fraser
(m. 1898)
Children8
Parent(s)John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke
Augusta Musgrave
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceTerritorial Army
Years of service1882–1930
RankColonel
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Volunteer Officers' Decoration
Territorial Decoration

George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, KCMG, CB, CVO, CBE, VD, TD (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British nobleman from Suffolk who served as a Territorial Army officer, as a junior government minister, and as the 15th Governor of Victoria, Australia.[1][2]

  1. ^ Death of the 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, nla.gov.au; accessed 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.