William Campion
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Sir William Campion KCMG DSO TD DL |
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Sir William Campion and son
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21st Governor of Western Australia | |
In office 28 October 1924 – 9 June 1931 |
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Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Sir Francis Newdegate |
Succeeded by | Sir James Mitchell (from 1948) |
Personal details | |
Born | William Robert Campion 3 July 1870 London, England, UK |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Mary Byron |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Sussex Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Colonel Sir William Robert Campion KCMG DSO TD DL (3 July 1870 – 2 January 1951), was a British politician and Governor of Western Australia from 1924 to 1931.
Born in England in 1870, he was educated at Eton and Oxford University, and was the Conservative MP for Lewes between 1910 and 1924, when he was knighted and given the governorship of Western Australia.
Campion was commissioned into the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in 1888. He served in the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1915, and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918.
He died in Sussex in 1951.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Campion
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Lewes 1910 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish |
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Preceded by | Governor of Western Australia 1924–1931 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Sir James Mitchell |
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