Sir William MacGregor | |
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| 11th Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 2 December 1909 – 16 July 1914 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Chelmsford |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams |
| 60th Governor of Newfoundland | |
| In office 1904–1909 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Charles Cavendish Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams |
| Governor of Lagos Colony | |
| In office 1899–1902 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Henry Edward McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Walter Egerton |
| Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea | |
| In office 1895–1897 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Himself as Administrator of British New Guinea |
| Succeeded by | George Le Hunte |
| Administrator of British New Guinea | |
| In office 1888–1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | John Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1846 Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 3 July 1919 (aged 72) Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Cocks (1883–1919; his death) |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh |
Sir William MacGregor, GCMG, CB, AM, PC, FRSGS (20 October 1846 – 3 July 1919)[1] was a Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea, Governor of Lagos Colony, Governor of Newfoundland and Governor of Queensland.
- ^ R. B. Joyce, 'MacGregor, Sir William (1846–1919) Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, pp 158–160. Retrieved 29 September 2009