Sir Herbert Charles Chermside
Governor of Queensland
- Born
- 31 July 1850, Wilton (Wiltshire), England
- Died
- 24 September 1929, London, England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Revd Richard Seymour Conway Chermside (CofE priest)
- Mother
- Emily Dawson
- Married (1) Geraldine Katherine Webb; (2) Clementine Maria Reuter (daughter of Paul Julius Reuter, first Baron von Reuter; widow of Count Otto Stenbock)
Parliamentary service
| Governor of Queensland |
Career
- Regular offr British Army 1870-1907 (retired as Lt-Gen).
- Governor of Red Sea Littoral 1884-86.
- Military Commr in Crete 1897-99.
- Divisional cdr, Boer War.
- Governor of Qld 1902-04.
- CMG 1880, CB 1886, KCMG 1897, GCMG 1899.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/chermside-sir-herbert-charles-5575