William Ellison-Macartney
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The Right Honourable Sir William Ellison-Macartney KCMG |
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| 11th Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office 4 June 1913 – 31 March 1917 |
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| Monarch | King George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Barron |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Newdegate |
| 19th Governor of Western Australia | |
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In office 9 April 1917 – 9 April 1920 |
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| Monarch | King George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Barron |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Newdegate |
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William Grey Ellison 7 June 1852 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 December 1924 (aged 72) Chelsea, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Ettie Myers Scott |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Sir William Grey Ellison-Macartney, KCMG (7 June 1852 – 4 December 1924) was a British politician, who also served as the Governor of the Australian states of Tasmania and Western Australia.
He was born as William Grey Ellison in Dublin, Ireland, the son of John William Ellison, the Conservative MP for Tyrone in the British House of Commons. His father changed the family surname to Ellison-Macartney in 1859, as a condition of an inheritance from a maternal uncle.
Ellison-Macartney was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford, taking an early interest in law and politics, and was called to the Bar in 1878. He was an ardent supporter of Irish Unionism, and became grand secretary of the Orange Institution in Ireland.
At the 1885 UK general election, Ellison-Macartney ran for the House of Commons, and was elected as Conservative member for the newly created constituency of Antrim South. In January 1886, he convened a meeting which led to the formation of the Irish Unionist Party, for which he served as whip.
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