George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, GCMG,DSO,OBE (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941.
Simon, the 8th Viscount Galway, Isabel, Lucia, Celia and Mary (from left).
George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell Galway was born on 24 March 1882.[1] His parents were George Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway and Vere Gosling.[2] He had one sibling: Violet Frances Monckton-Arundell (wife of married Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Henry Julian FitzPatrick, son of Edward Skeffington-Smyth).[3]
He received his education at a preparatory school in Berkshire[4] before attending Eton College (1895–1900) and Christ Church College, University of Oxford (1900–1904). He read Modern History and graduated with Bachelor of Arts and took the Master of Arts subsequently (this degree at Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin is an elevation in rank and not a postgraduate qualification).[2][5]
Lord Galway succeeded his father to the family's Irish peerage in 1931.[5]
Viscount Galway was Governor-General of New Zealand from 12 April 1935 to 3 February 1941. His military background made an impression with cabinet ministers of the time. His term was twice extended because of the Second World War.[9] Viscount Galway and his wife received numerous gifts during his time as governor-general. Some were returned to New Zealand around the time of the sale of the family house Serlby Hall,[13] and were donated to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1980.[14]
George Monckton-Arundell, photographed by Herman Schmidt, circa 1935
Galway was a freemason. During his term as governor-general, he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.[15] In the 1937 Coronation Honours, he was appointed a member of the Privy Council.[16]
Viscount Galway married Lucia Margaret White, daughter of the 3rd Baron Annaly, in 1922. They had four children:[5]
Mary Victoria Monckton (1924–2010), who married David Henry Fetherstonhaugh, son of Lt.-Col. Timothy Fetherstonhaugh, in 1947. They divorced in 1972 and she married Maj. Robert Patricius Chaworth-Musters, son of Col. John Neville Chaworth-Musters, in 1974.[18]
Quarterly, 1st and 4th Sable, six swallows, three, two and one, Argent (Arundell); 2nd and 3rd Sable, on a chevron, between three martlets Or, as many mullets of the field (Monckton).
Supporters
Two unicorns Ermine, crined, armed and unguled, each gorged with an Eastern diadem Or.
Motto
Famam Extendere Factis (To extend my fame by deeds)
Referencesedit
^McLintock, Alexander Hare; Bernard John Foster, M. A.; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "GALWAY, Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, Eighth Viscount". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ abLundy, Darryl. "George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.[unreliable source]
^Lundy, Darryl. "George Edward Milnes Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.[unreliable source]
^"Lord Galway". Evening Post. Vol. CXVIII, no. 108. 3 November 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
^ abcd"Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882–1943)". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
^Page 351-353, Regimental Fire, A History of the HAC in World war II, Author: Brigadier RF Johnson
^ abcA. H. McLintock, ed. (22 April 2009) [originally published in 1966]. "Galway, Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, Eighth Viscount". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
^ ab"Lord Galway". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 87. 12 April 1935. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
^"Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882–1943)". Manuscripts and Special Collections. The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^"Collection items associated with Viscount Galway, GCMG, DSO, OBE, PC". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^"Honours list". Nelson Evening Mail. 11 May 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 197.
^Debrett's Peerage, and Titles of Courtesy. London, Dean. 1921. p. 393, GALWAY, VISCOUNT. (Monckton-Arundell.). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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Short biography by the office of the Governor-General
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George Vere Arundel Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE 24 March 1882 27 March 1943 was a British politician He served as the fifth Governor General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941 The Right HonourableThe Viscount GalwayGCMG DSO OBE5th Governor General of New ZealandIn office 12 April 1935 3 February 1941MonarchsGeorge VEdward VIIIGeorge VIPrime MinisterGeorge Forbes Michael Joseph Savage Peter FraserPreceded byThe Lord BledisloeSucceeded byThe Lord NewallPersonal detailsBorn 1882 03 24 24 March 1882Died27 March 1943 1943 03 27 aged 61 Blyth NottinghamshireAlma materChrist Church OxfordMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch serviceBritish ArmyRankColonelBattles warsFirst World WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeDistinguished Service OrderOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireMentioned in Despatches Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Military career 2 2 Political ambitions 2 3 Governor General of New Zealand 2 4 Later years 3 Personal life 4 Arms 5 References 6 External linksEarly life edit nbsp Simon the 8th Viscount Galway Isabel Lucia Celia and Mary from left George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell Galway was born on 24 March 1882 1 His parents were George Monckton Arundell 7th Viscount Galway and Vere Gosling 2 He had one sibling Violet Frances Monckton Arundell wife of married Lt Col Geoffrey Henry Julian FitzPatrick son of Edward Skeffington Smyth 3 He received his education at a preparatory school in Berkshire 4 before attending Eton College 1895 1900 and Christ Church College University of Oxford 1900 1904 He read Modern History and graduated with Bachelor of Arts and took the Master of Arts subsequently this degree at Oxford Cambridge and Dublin is an elevation in rank and not a postgraduate qualification 2 5 Lord Galway succeeded his father to the family s Irish peerage in 1931 5 Career editMilitary career edit Monckton Arundell was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry on 1 January 1900 and promoted to lieutenant on 11 June 1902 6 In 1904 he joined the First Life Guards the senior regiment of the British Army that makes up the Household Cavalry where he rose to the rank of colonel During the First World War he was appointed as adjutant general and quartermaster general He was of the Royal Artillery 1933 35 In 1933 he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Honourable Artillery Company HAC 7 until 1935 when he relinquished it on appointment as Governor General of New Zealand Upon retirement from his post as governor general he returned as Colonel Commandant of the HAC until his death 5 8 9 He was also appointed Honorary Colonel of the 7th Robin Hood Battalion Sherwood Foresters later 42nd The Robin Hoods Sherwood Foresters Anti Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers in 1933 10 11 Political ambitions edit In 1910 Monckton Arundell attempted to follow his father into the House of Commons He contested the Scarborough constituency in the January and December elections of 1910 but was unsuccessful both times 12 Governor General of New Zealand edit Viscount Galway was Governor General of New Zealand from 12 April 1935 to 3 February 1941 His military background made an impression with cabinet ministers of the time His term was twice extended because of the Second World War 9 Viscount Galway and his wife received numerous gifts during his time as governor general Some were returned to New Zealand around the time of the sale of the family house Serlby Hall 13 and were donated to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1980 14 nbsp George Monckton Arundell photographed by Herman Schmidt circa 1935 Galway was a freemason During his term as governor general he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand 15 In the 1937 Coronation Honours he was appointed a member of the Privy Council 16 Later years edit Upon his return to England Galway held the honorary post of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire under the 7th Duke of Portland 17 Personal life editViscount Galway married Lucia Margaret White daughter of the 3rd Baron Annaly in 1922 They had four children 5 Mary Victoria Monckton 1924 2010 who married David Henry Fetherstonhaugh son of Lt Col Timothy Fetherstonhaugh in 1947 They divorced in 1972 and she married Maj Robert Patricius Chaworth Musters son of Col John Neville Chaworth Musters in 1974 18 Celia Ella Vere Monckton 1925 1997 who married Sir Joshua Rowley 7th Baronet son of Lt Col Sir Charles Rowley 6th Baronet in 1959 17 Isabel Cynthia Monckton b 1926 who married John King Baron King of Wartnaby son of Albert John King in 1970 17 Simon George Robert Monckton Arundell 1929 1971 who married Lady Theresa Jane Fox Strangways daughter of Harry Fox Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester in 1953 12 He died suddenly on 27 March 1943 in Blyth 9 Arms editCoat of arms of George Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway nbsp Notes The arms of George Monckton Arundell consist of 19 Carved depiction Crest 1st On a chapeau Azure doubled turned up Ermine a swallow Argent Arundell 2nd A martlet Or Monckton Escutcheon Quarterly 1st and 4th Sable six swallows three two and one Argent Arundell 2nd and 3rd Sable on a chevron between three martlets Or as many mullets of the field Monckton Supporters Two unicorns Ermine crined armed and unguled each gorged with an Eastern diadem Or Motto Famam Extendere Factis To extend my fame by deeds References edit McLintock Alexander Hare Bernard John Foster M A Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu GALWAY Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell Eighth Viscount An encyclopaedia of New Zealand edited by A H McLintock 1966 Retrieved 11 December 2021 a b Lundy Darryl George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway The Peerage com Retrieved 13 November 2010 unreliable source Lundy Darryl George Edward Milnes Monckton Arundell 7th Viscount Galway The Peerage com Retrieved 13 November 2010 unreliable source Lord Galway Evening Post Vol CXVIII no 108 3 November 1934 p 11 Retrieved 17 November 2010 a b c d Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway 1882 1943 University of Nottingham Retrieved 13 November 2010 No 27441 The London Gazette 10 June 1902 p 3756 No 33917 The London Gazette 3 March 1933 p 1430 Page 351 353 Regimental Fire A History of the HAC in World war II Author Brigadier RF Johnson a b c A H McLintock ed 22 April 2009 originally published in 1966 Galway Sir George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell Eighth Viscount An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga Retrieved 15 November 2010 Army List Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage a b Lord Galway Evening Post Vol CXIX no 87 12 April 1935 Retrieved 17 November 2010 Biography of George Vere Arundell Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway 1882 1943 Manuscripts and Special Collections The University of Nottingham Retrieved 4 December 2010 Collection items associated with Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC Collections Online Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Retrieved 4 December 2010 KentHenderson Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2012 Honours list Nelson Evening Mail 11 May 1937 p 5 Retrieved 3 January 2021 a b c Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 volume 2 page 1521 L G Pine The New Extinct Peerage 1884 1971 Containing Extinct Abeyant Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms London U K Heraldry Today 1972 page 197 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of Courtesy London Dean 1921 p 393 GALWAY VISCOUNT Monckton Arundell Retrieved 20 May 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Monckton Arundell Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Galway Short biography by the office of the Governor General Military offices Preceded byEarl of Denbigh Colonel Commandant and President Honourable Artillery Company1933 1935 Succeeded byEarl Fortescue Government offices Preceded byThe Viscount Bledisloe Governor General of New Zealand1935 1941 Succeeded bySir Cyril Newall Peerage of Ireland Preceded byGeorge Monckton Arundell Viscount Galway1931 1943 Succeeded bySimon Monckton Arundell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Monckton Arundell 8th Viscount Galway amp oldid 1193946694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
