Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG PC (Ire) JP DL

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Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG PC (Ire) JP DL

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Death: October 01, 1933 (77)
Kensington, London, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: [1.E.1-1A], Lansdown, Somerset, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly and Harriet Knox
Husband of Constance Elizabeth Knox
Father of Thomas Uchter Caulfeild Knox, styled Viscount Northland; Eileen Maud Julianna Carlos Clarke; Lady Annette Agnes Knox and Lady Constance Harriet Stuart Gaskell
Brother of Thomas Granville Henry Stuart Knox, 4th Earl of Ranfurly

Occupation: British politician | Governor of New Zealand
Find A Grave ID: 222865363
Managed by: Michael Lawrence Rhodes
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About Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG PC (Ire) JP DL

Sir Uchter John Mark Knox Ranfurly was Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria from 1895-97 before taking up office in New Zealand. He threatened to resign because of salary reductions and had to subsidise his pay from private sources. Source: Government of New Zealand.

Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG PC (Ire) JP DL (14 August 1856 – 1 October 1933), was a British politician and colonial governor. He was Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904. Source: Wikipedia.

Sources

  1. Government of New Zealand: https://gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/history/former-governors...
  2. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchter_Knox,_5th_Earl_of_Ranfurly
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Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG PC (Ire) JP DL's Timeline

1856
August 14, 1856
Guernsey, Channel Islands
1882
June 13, 1882
1891
May 3, 1891
1933
October 1, 1933
Age 77
Kensington, London, England (United Kingdom)
October 1, 1933
Age 77
Lansdown Cemetery, [1.E.1-1A], Lansdown, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
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