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unusual facts about Governor General of New Zealand



Henry family of New Zealand

He was a key figure in the Waikato legal community and provided the future Dame Sylvia Cartwright PCNZM (former Governor General of New Zealand) with her first job.

Sarah-Jane and Anna Flannagan

The newspaper accounts also recorded the subsequent determination that Anna Flannagan was experiencing mental illness and needed to be admitted to Sunnyside Hospital from Lyttelton Gaol in 1892, as well as that of the appeal to William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow (the Governor General of New Zealand) for clemency in parliamentary official records, and a subsequent petition that requested the release of Anna Flannagan from Sunnyside in 1894.


see also

2nd Earl of Liverpool

Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1870 – 1941), British Liberal politician and the first Governor-General of New Zealand

Antimonial cup

The provenance shows that it was acquired on loan in 1983 from Lady Rowley, daughter of the 8th Viscount Galway, Governor General of New Zealand.

Charles Lyttelton

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham (1909–1977), Governor General of New Zealand and English cricketer; captain of Worcestershire in the 1930s

Fergusson Island

The island was named by Captain John Moresby after Sir James Fergusson, who was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1873-74.

Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand

The Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand is an official flag of New Zealand and is flown continuously in the presence of the Governor-General of New Zealand.

New Zealand Civil Air Ensign

The original design for the ensign was submitted to King George VI by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Galway.

Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright (New Zealand), husband of the Governor-General of New Zealand, Silvia Cartwright, and chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority