Harry Barron

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Sir Harry Barron
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10th Governor of Tasmania
In office
September 1909 – March 1913
Preceded by Gerald Strickland
Succeeded by William Ellison-Macartney
16th Governor of Western Australia
In office
17 March 1913 – 8 April 1917
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

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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
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