| Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB, KCMG, KBE, MVO |
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| 25th Governor of New South Wales | |
| In office 28 February 1924 – 9 April 1930 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Lieutenant | Sir William Cullen Sir Philip Street |
| Preceded by | Sir Walter Davidson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Phillip Game |
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| Born | 30 August 1864 Lennoxville, Province of Canada |
| Died | 17 August 1958 (aged 93) Brighton, England, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Naval Officer, Colonial Administrator |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1880 – 1923 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Unit | HMS Alexandra |
| Commands | Third Battle Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair, KCB, KCMG, KBE, MVO (30 August 1864 – 17 August 1958) was a Naval Officer and Governor. De Chair joined the Royal Navy from the age of 16 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and later as an Admiral in the First World War. He was appointed as Governor of New South Wales in 1923. Arriving in Sydney in 1924, De Chair became Governor in stable political times. However, when the Fuller Conservatives were defeated by the Labor Party under Jack Lang, De Chair found himself in conflict with Lang's revolutionary reform program, particularly over Lang's attempts to abolish the New South Wales Legislative Council. While Lang's attempts ultimately failed, De Chair failed to gain the support of an indifferent Dominions Office. With Lang's departure in 1927, the Nationalist Government of Thomas Bavin invited him in 1929 to stay on as Governor for a further term. De Chair agreed only to a year's extension and retired on 8 April 1930. Returning to London after a global trip, he worked on his memoirs until his death in 1958.[1]
He married Enid Struben in 1903 and they had three children, Henry Graham de Chair, Elaine de Chair and Somerset de Chair.
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Titles, styles and honours [edit]
| Viceregal styles of Sir Dudley De Chair |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Honours [edit]
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) | 1916 |
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) | 1933 |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) | |
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) | |
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Egypt Medal 1882-89 | |
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1914-15 Star | |
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British War Medal | |
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Naval General Service Medal (1915) | |
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Victory Medal | |
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King George V Coronation Medal | 1911 |
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Khedive's Star (Egypt) |
References [edit]
- ^ Clune, David; Turner, Ken (2009). The Governors of New South Wales: 1788-2010. Sydney: Federation Press. pp. 457–472.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by David Beatty |
Naval Secretary 1913–1914 |
Succeeded by Horace Hood |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Walter Davidson |
Governor of New South Wales 1924 – 1930 |
Succeeded by Sir Phillip Game |
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