The Earl of Ranfurly | |
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13th Governor of New Zealand | |
In office 10 August 1897 – 19 June 1904 | |
Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Richard Seddon |
Preceded by | The Earl of Glasgow |
Succeeded by | The Lord Plunket |
Personal details | |
Born | Guernsey, Channel Islands | 14 August 1856
Died | 1 October 1933 | (aged 77)
Spouse |
Hon. Constance Caulfeild
(m. 1880; died 1932) |
Children | 4, including Constance |
Parent(s) | Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly Harriet Rimington |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG GCStJ PC (Ire) JP DL (14 August 1856 – 1 October 1933), was a British politician and colonial governor. He was Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904.