Henry Winneke
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Sir Henry Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC |
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| 21st Governor of Victoria | |
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In office 1 June 1974 – 28 February 1982 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Rohan Delacombe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Brian Murray |
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| Born |
Henry Arthur Winneke 20 October 1908 Fitzroy North, Victoria |
| Died | 28 December 1985 (aged 77) Shoreham, Victoria |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Wilkinson (1933–83; her death) Ellis Faul (1984–85; his death) |
| Children | John Winneke |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Barrister; judge |
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| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939–46 |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Sir Henry Arthur Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC (20 October 1908 – 28 December 1985) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the 21st Governor of Victoria from 1974 to 1982.
Winneke was born in 1908 to the descendants of German immigrants to Victoria. His father, Henry Christian Winneke was a judge of the County Courts of Victoria. Winneke was educated at Ballarat Grammar School, Scotch College and the University of Melbourne, from which he graduated LLB in 1929 and LLM in 1930. He was a hockey player while at University, and was awarded a University Blue as well as playing in an Australian Universities team. After doing articles at the solicitors firm Gair & Brahe, he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 1 May 1931 and called to the Victorian Bar on 30 July 1931. He read as a pupil of Wilfred Fullagar, who was later a judge of the High Court of Australia.
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, he was commissioned in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in October 1939. He was subsequently promoted to wing commander on 1 October 1941 and to group captain a month later, when he was appointed Director of Personnel Services. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.
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