The Earl of Jersey | |
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17th Governor of New South Wales | |
In office January 1891 – March 1893 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
Succeeded by | Robert Duff |
Paymaster General | |
In office 1889 – December 1890 | |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Earl Brownlow |
Succeeded by | The Lord Windsor |
Personal details | |
Born | Berkeley Square, London | 20 March 1845
Died | 31 May 1915 Osterley Park, Middlesex | (aged 70)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | George Child Villiers, 6th Earl of Jersey Julia Peel |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Victor Albert George Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, GCB, GCMG, PC, JP, DL (20 March 1845 – 31 May 1915) was a British banker, Conservative politician and colonial administrator from the Villiers family. He served as Governor of New South Wales between 1891 and 1893.