Harry Barron
| Sir Harry Barron | |
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| 10th Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office September 1909 – March 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Strickland |
| Succeeded by | William Ellison-Macartney |
| 16th Governor of Western Australia | |
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In office 17 March 1913 – 8 April 1917 |
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| 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 (aged 73) 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.
Barron was born in 1847 and he attended Stubbington House School 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.
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