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[[File:Rawson,Admiral.jpg|thumb|300|Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson.]] | [[File:Rawson,Admiral.jpg|thumb|300|Admiral Sir Harry H. Rawson.]] | ||
| − | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Harry Holdsworth Rawson''', G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Royal Navy (5 November, 1843 – 3 November, 1910) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Harry Holdsworth Rawson''', G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Royal Navy (5 November, 1843 – 3 November, 1910) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. From 1902 to 1909 he served as Governor of the Australian state of New South Wales. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Admiral SIR Harry Holdsworth Rawson, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Royal Navy (5 November, 1843 – 3 November, 1910) was an officer of the Royal Navy. From 1902 to 1909 he served as Governor of the Australian state of New South Wales.
Life & Career
Rawson was promoted to the rank of Commander from the Royal Yacht on 7 September, 1871.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23775. p. 3933. 12 September, 1871.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 4 November, 1910. Issue 39421, col F, pg. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1895 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Hastings Harris |
| Preceded by Sir Henry F. Stephenson |
Senior Officer in Command of the Channel Squadron 1898 – 1901 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Wilson |
