Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet

Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Bt
The Right Honourable; Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Bt; KCMG KCVO
	Sir Ronald Cross, as United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia, meeting with RAAF personnel, c. 1944. Cross is second from the right.
17th Governor of Tasmania
	In office; 22 August 1951 – 4 June 1958
Preceded by	Hugh Binney
Succeeded by	Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Personal details
Born	Ronald Hibbert Cross; 9 May 1896; Pendleton, Lancashire, England
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Westminster, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Louise Marion Green-Emmott

Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross, 1st Baronet KCMG KCVO PC (9 May 1896 – 3 June 1968) was a British politician and diplomat.

Cross was educated at Ludgrove Preparatory School and then Eton College. He served with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry and as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in World War I.^[1]

During World War II, Cross served as Minister of Economic Warfare (1939-40) and Minister of Shipping (1940-41). In 1941, he was removed as Minister of Shipping after his performance was criticized by the press.^[1] The same year, he was appointed British High Commissioner to Australia and created a Baronet, of Bolton-le-Moors in the County Palatine of Lancaster.^[2] Cross returned to the United Kingdom in 1945 but lost his seat at that year's election.

In 1950, Cross was elected in the seat of Ormskirk, Lancashire. He later served as Governor of Tasmania from 23 August 1951 to 4 June 1958. He was appointed KCVO by Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Hobart during her Coronation Tour in 1954. He was later appointed KCMG. He was a popular Governor, well regarded in the island State.^{[citation needed]}

Cross married Louise Marion Green-Emmott in 1925. They had four daughters and a son who predeceased him.^[1]

Mount Ronald Cross in western Tasmania is named after him.

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Law	Member of Parliament for Rossendale 1931–1945	Succeeded by George Henry Walker
Preceded by Harold Wilson	Member of Parliament for Ormskirk 1950–1951	Succeeded by Arthur Salter
Political offices
Preceded by Hon. Arthur Hope	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1937–1938	Succeeded by Robert Grimston
New title New Office	Minister of Economic Warfare 1939–1940	Succeeded by Hugh Dalton
Preceded by Robert Hudson	Minister of Shipping 1940-1941	Office Abolished
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Whiskard	High Commissioner to Australia 1941–1945	Succeeded by Edward Williams
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Hugh Binney	Governor of Tasmania 1951–1958	Succeeded by The Lord Rowallan
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New title New Creation	Baronet (of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire) 1941–1968	Extinct

v t e Governors of Tasmania
	Before Federation	Young Browne Du Cane Weld Strahan Hamilton Viscount Gormanston
	After Federation	Havelock Lord Strickland Barron Ellison-Macartney Newdegate O'Grady Allardyce Clark Binney Cross Lord Rowallan Gairdner Bastyan Burbury Plimsoll Bennett Green Butler Cox Underwood Warner

The Right Honourable Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Bt KCMG KCVO
Sir Ronald Cross, as United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia, meeting with RAAF personnel, c. 1944. Cross is second from the right.

17th Governor of Tasmania
In office 22 August 1951 – 4 June 1958
Preceded by	Hugh Binney
Succeeded by	Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan

Personal details
Born	Ronald Hibbert Cross (1896-05-09)9 May 1896 Pendleton, Lancashire, England
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Westminster, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Louise Marion Green-Emmott