Major General Sir Winston Joseph DuganKCMGCBDSO (1877–1951) was a Britishadministrator. He served as Governor of South Australia from 1934 to 1939 then Governor of Victoria until 1963, acting as governor-general of Australia from late 1944 to early 1945, and again in 1947. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly other Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This site was cracked by lysp ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag of the Governor General of Australia The Governor-General of Australia is a position established by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act to sign legislation into law, appoint judges and ministers and perform many other important duties. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
He was created 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria on 7 July1949. The title became extinct upon his death. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Dugan attended Lurgan College in the borough of Craigavon in Northern Ireland from 1887 to 1889. Lurgan (An Lorgain in Irish) is a town in Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 25,000. ... Craigavon is a borough in Northern Ireland, including the towns of Portadown and Lurgan. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
External links
Craigavon Hostorical Society - Lurgan College Register (includes brief biography)
King's College London Archives
Preceded by: Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven
Lord Gowrie Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, KBE, PC (6 July 1872 - 2 May 1955), tenth Governor-General of Australia, was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the second son of the 8th Baron Ruthven. ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
He served as Governor of South Australia from 1934 to 1939 then Governor of Victoria until 1963, acting as governor-general of Australia from late 1944 to early 1945, and again in 1947.
He was created 1st BaronDugan of Victoria on 7 July1949.
Dugan attended Lurgan College in the borough of Craigavon in Northern Ireland from 1887 to 1889.
In Victoria's case, even the emergence of political parties did not significantly alleviate this instability until 1955 when the Country Party ceased to be a significant force.
Victoria saw a revival of aristocratic appointments in this century with the appointments of the Earl of Stradbroke, Lord Somers and Lord Huntingfield.
In 1949 Major-General Sir Winston Dugan, who had moved to the vice-regal post in Victoria from South Australia in 1939, was created a baron on completing his term; a barony was also conferred on his successor in Adelaide, Sir Willoughby Norrie, on the completion of his subsequent appointment as Governor-General of New Zealand.
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