William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow

The Earl of Onslow
11th Governor of New Zealand
In office
2 May 1889 – 24 February 1892
MonarchVictoria
PremierHarry Atkinson
John Ballance
Preceded bySir William Jervois
Succeeded byThe Earl of Glasgow
President of the Board of Agriculture
In office
19 May 1903 – 12 March 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded byRobert William Hanbury
Succeeded byAilwyn Fellowes
Personal details
Born7 March 1853 (1853-03-07)
Old Alresford, Hampshire
Died23 October 1911 (1911-10-24) (aged 58)
Hendon, Middlesex
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseFlorence Gardner (d. 1934)
Children
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
The Earl of Onslow in front of a map of New Zealand

William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow, GCMG, PC, DL (7 March 1853 – 23 October 1911), was a British Conservative politician. He held several governmental positions between 1880 and 1905 and was also Governor of New Zealand between 1889 and 1892.


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