George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1943)
George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941.
1882Mar, 24
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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1812 Overture
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