George Ruthven Le Hunte GCMG (1852 - 1925)

Born 20 Aug 1852 in Artramon, County Wexford, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Rachel (Clowes) Le Hunt — married 14 Feb 1884 in Eardisland, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 29 Jan 1925 at age 72 in Crowborough, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Preceded by The Rt Hon. Hallam, 2nd Baron, Tennyson GCMG (1852-1928)

1st Post-Federation Governor of South Australia (15th overall) 1st July 1903 to 18th February 1909

Succeeded by Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet GCMG GCVO (1843-1923)

Biography

George Le Hunte GCMG is Notable.

George Ruthven Le Hunte was born in Artramon, Co. Wexford in 1852 to George Le Hunte and Mary Pennefather.^[1] In 1884 he married Caroline Rachel Clowes.^[2]

Alternative place of birth - Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales ^[3]

He served various administrative roles in British colonies:

• President of Dominica (1887–94)
• Secretary of Barbados (1894–97)
• Secretary of Mauritius (1897)
• Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea (1899–1903)
• Governor of South Australia (1903-1909)^[4]
• Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1909 to 1916)

George died in 1925.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Diane Langmore, 'Le Hunte, Sir George Ruthven (1852–1925)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/le-hunte-sir-george-ruthven-7162/text12371, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 19 June 2019.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJGP-XFL : 10 February 2018), George Ruthven Le Hunte and Caroline Rachel Clowes, 14 Feb 1884; citing Eardisland, Herefordshire, England, reference 2:3CCMVT8, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 994,233.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Le_Hunte
4. ↑ The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Wed 30 Dec 1908, Page 7, SIR GEORGE LE HUNTE. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5158123
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL8-HWN9 : 17 September 2018), George Ruthven Le Hunte, 21 Apr 1925; citing Probate, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Sat 31 Jan 1925, Page 9, SIR GEORGE LE HUNTE DEAD. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63735061