George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Normanby GCB, GCMG, PC
A drawing of the Marquess made in 1871.
32nd Governor of Nova Scotia
In office 15 February 1858 – 17 September 1863
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir John Le Marchant
Succeeded by	Charles Hastings Doyle
3rd Governor of Queensland
In office 12 August 1871 – 12 November 1874
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall
Succeeded by	William Cairns
7th Governor of New Zealand
In office 3 December 1874 – 21 February 1879
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir James Fergusson
Succeeded by	Sir Hercules Robinson
6th Governor of Victoria
In office 29 April 1879 – 18 April 1884
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir George Bowen
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Loch
Personal details
Born	(1819-07-23)23 July 1819 London, England, UK
Died	3 April 1890(1890-04-03) (aged 70) Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Laura Russell
Relations	Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (father)
Children	Constantine Phipps

George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890) was a politician of the United Kingdom.

As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 22 April 1871

He was the son of Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby and acceded as Marquess of Normanby in 1863 (previously he had been styled Earl of Mulgrave). He was a liberal politician and became governor of Nova Scotia (1858–1863), Queensland (1871–1874), New Zealand (1874–1879), and Victoria (1879–1884).

References

• Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, as of 1 March 2003; [1]
• "Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of (1797–1863), 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica; [2]

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External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir George Cayley (Earl of Mulgrave)