Sir John de Vere Loder 2nd Baron Wakehurst KG KCMG (5 February 1895 – 30 October 1970) was a British Colonial administrator and politician. After serving in the army the Foreign Office and as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons Wakehurst was appointed as the last British Governor of New South Wales which he held from 1937-46. Upon returning to Britain he was appointed Governor of Northern Ireland from 1952-64.
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active years end date
1946-01-08, 1964-12-01
active years start date
1937-04-08, 1952-12-01
alma mater
Eton College
award
Mentioned in dispatches
battle
World War I, Gallipoli Campaign, Sinai and Palestine Campaign
birth date
1895-02-05
birth place
England, Chelsea London, United Kingdom
country
United Kingdom
death date
1970-10-30
death place
England, London, United Kingdom
lieutenant
Frederick Richard Jordan, Philip Whistler Street
military rank
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
military unit
Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom), Royal Sussex Regiment
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