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Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie

Brigadier General The Right Honourable
The Earl of Gowrie
VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC
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10th Governor-General of Australia
In office
23 January 1936 – 30 January 1945
Monarch Edward VIII (1936)
George VI (1936–45)
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons (1936–39)
Sir Earle Page (1939)
Robert Menzies (1939–41)
Arthur Fadden (1941)
John Curtin (1941–45)
Preceded by Sir Isaac Isaacs
Succeeded by HRH The Duke of Gloucester
27th Governor of New South Wales
In office
15 January 1935 – 23 January 1936
Monarch George V (1935–36)
Edward VIII (1936)
Premier Bertram Stevens
Lieutenant Sir Philip Street
Preceded by Sir Philip Game
Succeeded by Sir David Anderson
20th Governor of South Australia
In office
14 May 1928 – 26 April 1934
Monarch George V
Premier Richard Butler (1928–30, 1933–34)
Lionel Hill (1930–33)
Robert Richards (1933)
Preceded by Sir George Bridges
Succeeded by Sir Winston Joseph Dugan
Personal details
Born (1872-07-06)6 July 1872
Windsor, Berkshire
Died 2 May 1955(1955-05-02) (aged 82)
Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1889–1928
Rank Brigadier General
Battles/wars

Sudan Campaign
First World War

Awards Victoria Cross
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (7)
Viceregal styles of
The Earl of Gowrie
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sir

Sudan Campaign
First World War

Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC (/ˈhɔər ˈrɪvɛn/; 6 July 1872 – 2 May 1955) was a British soldier, governor of South Australia, then New South Wales before being appointed tenth Governor-General of Australia. Serving for 9 years and 7 days, he is the longest-serving governor-general in Australia's history. Prior to his appointment in Australia he was a British Army officer who was the recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Alexander Hore-Ruthven was born on 6 July 1872 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, as the second son of Walter Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie (1838–1921), the 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore (1848–1914), the daughter of Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran. After attending Winton House School in Winchester (not Winchester College as is stated in some sources) as a boarder from 1884 to 1885, Hore-Ruthven spent most of his early education at Eton College and then Haileybury and Imperial Service College, where he stayed until 1888, when he was withdrawn owing to eyesight problems and sent into business by his parents. He first worked in a tea merchant's office in Glasgow and then traveled to India to work on a tea plantation in Assam. Hore-Ruthven, however, soon succumbed to malaria and he returned to England in 1892.


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