Harry Barron
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Sir Harry Barron | |
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10th Governor of Tasmania | |
In office September 1909 – March 1913 |
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Preceded by | Gerald Strickland |
Succeeded by | William Ellison-Macartney |
16th Governor of Western Australia | |
In office 17 March 1913 – 8 April 1917 |
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Premier | John Scaddan (1913–16) Frank Wilson (1916–17) |
Preceded by | Gerald Strickland |
Succeeded by | William Ellison-Macartney |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 August 1847 Denmark Hill, Surrey, England |
Died | 27 March 1921 Weybridge, Surrey, England |
Spouse(s) | Clara Emily Kelly |
Major General Sir Harry Barron KCMG CVO (11 August 1847 – 27 March 1921) was Governor of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913, and Governor of Western Australia from 1913 to 1917.[1]
Life
Barron was born in 1847 and he attended Stubbington House School[2] and in 1877 he married Clara Emily, daughter of Major General T. Conyngham Kelly, C.B.; they had a daughter.
Barron was Governors of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913, and Governor of Western Australia from 1913 to 1917.
In 1920, he was made colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery.[1]
References
Notes
General references
- A. B. Keith, Responsible Government in the Dominions, vol 1 (Oxford, 1928); Mercury (Hobart), 28 Dec 1912; West Australian (Perth), 13 Mar 1913, 3-8, 26, 27 Feb 1917.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by | Governor of Tasmania 1909–1913 |
Succeeded by Sir William Ellison-Macartney |
Preceded by | Governor of Western Australia 1913–1917 |
Succeeded by Sir William Ellison-Macartney |
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