George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890),[1] styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nova Scotia, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria.

The Marquess of Normanby
A drawing of Lord Normanby made in 1871.
32nd Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
15 February 1858 – 17 September 1863
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir John Le Marchant
Succeeded byCharles Hastings Doyle
3rd Governor of Queensland
In office
12 August 1871 – 12 November 1874
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir Samuel Blackall
Succeeded byWilliam Cairns
7th Governor of New Zealand
In office
3 December 1874 – 21 February 1879
MonarchVictoria
Premier
Preceded bySir James Fergusson
Succeeded bySir Hercules Robinson
6th Governor of Victoria
In office
29 April 1879 – 18 April 1884
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir George Bowen
Succeeded bySir Henry Loch
Personal details
Born(1819-07-23)23 July 1819
London, England
Died3 April 1890(1890-04-03) (aged 70)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Laura Russell
(m. 1844; died 1885)
Children

Early life

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Normanby was born in London, the eldest son of Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby and his wife the Hon Maria Liddell, daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. He gained the courtesy title Viscount Normanby when his father succeeded to the Earldom of Mulgrave in 1831. When his father was created Marquess of Normanby in 1838, he became known by the courtesy title Earl of Mulgrave.[2]

Military service

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Normanby entered the Coldstream Guards as an ensign and became a lieutenant in 1838.[1]

Political and administrative career

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Normanby was returned to parliament for Scarborough in 1847, a seat he held until 1851 and again between 1852 and 1857. He was appointed Comptroller of the Household by Lord John Russell in 1851. When Lord Aberdeen became prime minister in early 1852, he became Treasurer of the Household, a post he held until 1858 the last three years under the premiership of Lord Palmerston. In the latter year he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, which he remained until 1863. Whilst he served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, he and his wife had the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and his brother Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, as their guests at Government House.[citation needed]

In 1863 Normanby succeeded his father in the marquessate and took his seat in the House of Lords.[citation needed]

Normanby returned to the government in 1868 when he was appointed a Lord-in-waiting by William Ewart Gladstone. The following year he was promoted to Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. From 1871 to 1874, he was Governor of Queensland.[3] He was then Governor of New Zealand from 1874 to 1879 and Governor of Victoria from 1879 to 1884.[citation needed]

Marriage and children

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Laura the Marchioness of Normanby by William Notman

Lord Normanby married Laura Russell, daughter of Captain Robert Russell RN, in 1844. The couple had seven children.[4][page needed]

  • Lady Laura Elizabeth Minnie Phipps (3 June 1845 – 12 October 1934); married John Vivian Hampton-Lewis (1835–1890) on 2 June 1868.
  • Constantine Charles Henry Phipps, 3rd Marquess of Normanby (29 August 1846 – 25 August 1932); married Gertrude Stansfeld Forster on 30 December 1903 and had issue.
  • Lord William Brook Phipps (13 August 1847 – 19 February 1880); married Constance Emma Keyser (d. 1932) on 31 March 1875 and had issue.
  • Lady Katherine Louisa Phipps (31 January 1850 – 23 September 1926); married Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, and had issue.[5]
  • Lord Henry George Russell Phipps (26 January 1851 – 27 November 1905); married Norma Caroline Georgina Leith-Hay on 17 January 1878 and had issue.
  • Lady Constance Mary Phipps (1852 - 31 October 1883)
  • Lord Hervey Lepell Phipps (6 May 1854 – 21 April 1887); unmarried.

Honours

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Normanby received the following honours:[6]

Death

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Lady Normanby died in London in January 1885, aged 69. Lord Normanby died at Brighton, Sussex in April 1890, aged 70. He was succeeded in the marquessate and other titles by his eldest son, Constantine.[7][full citation needed]

Arms

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Coat of arms of George Phipps, Marquess of Normanby[8]
 
Crest
A lion's jamb erased, sable, holding a trefoil slipped, argent.
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, sable, a trefoil slipped within an orle of eight mullets, argent, Phipps; 2nd, paly of six, argent and azure, a bend, gules, Annesley; 3rd, the arms of King James II within a border compony, ermine and azure.
Supporters
Dexter, a unicorn, ermine, armed, unguled, crined, and tufted, or, and gorged with a chaplet of roses; sinister, a goat, ermine, armed and unguled, azure, gorged as the dexter.
Motto
Virtute quies (Rest in virtue)
Other versions
Full achievements:  

References

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  1. ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). "Normanby, The Most Noble George Augustus Constantine Phipps" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. p. 346 – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ Bolton, G. C., "second Marquess of Normanby (1819–1890)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 20 January 2021, retrieved 18 January 2024
  3. ^ "Former Governors of Queensland". Government House Queensland. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  5. ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 256.
  6. ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XI (1881-1890), Phipps, George Augustus Constantine, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave and 2nd Marquess of Normanby
  7. ^ "Marquess of Normanby obituary". The London Gazette. 1890.
  8. ^ Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London, Oldhams Press. 1876. p. 355, NORMANBY, MARQUESS OF. (Phipps.). Retrieved 17 June 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Scarborough
1847–1851
With: Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Scarborough
1852–1857
With: Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Comptroller of the Household
1851–1852
Succeeded by
Preceded by Treasurer of the Household
1853–1858
Succeeded by
Preceded by
New government
Lord-in-waiting
1868–1869
Succeeded by
Preceded by Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
1869–1871
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Nova Scotia
1858–1863
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Queensland
1871–1874
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of New Zealand
1874–1879
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Victoria
1879–1884
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Normanby
1863–1890
Succeeded by