Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall

1st Baronet Weigall in the baronetage of the United Kingdom
Governor of South Australia
Born
8 December 1874, London, England
Died
3 June 1952, Ascot (Berkshire), England
Sex
Male
Father
Henry Weigall (artist; brother of Theyre Weigall [qv])
Mother
Lady Rose Sophia Mary Fane (daughter of 11th Earl of Westmorland)
Married Grace Emily Blundell Maple (Baroness von Echardstein; daughter of Sir John Blundell Maple)

Parliamentary service

Governor of South Australia

Career

  • Conservative-Unionist.
  • Farmer.
  • UK MP 1911-20.
  • Governor of SA 1920-22.
  • Company dir.
  • Chairman, Royal Empire Society 1932-38.
  • KCMG 1920, created baronet 1938.

Military service

  • Boer War: Major British Army.

Sources

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