Preceded by Admiral Sir Harry Rawson GCB, GCMG, RN |
22nd Governor of New South Wales 28 May 1909 to 11 Mar 1913 ![]() |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Gerald Strickland, Count della Catena GCMG |
Preceded by Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Chermside GCMG CB |
10th Governor of Queensland 30th November 1905 to 26th May 1909 ![]() |
Succeeded by The Right Honourable Sir William MacGregor GCMG CB |
Sir Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC was a British statesman who served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909, Governor of New South Wales from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. After serving a short time as First Lord of the Admiralty in the government of Ramsay MacDonald, he was appointed the Agent-General for New South Wales by the government of Jack Lang before his retirement.
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