George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

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

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).

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• Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, as of March 1, 2003; [1]
• NORMANBY, CONSTANTINE HENRY PHIPPS, IST MARQUESS OF (1797-1863), 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica; [2]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Frederick William Trench Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt	Member of Parliament for Scarborough with Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt 1847–1851	Succeeded by Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt George Frederick Young
Preceded by Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt George Frederick Young	Member of Parliament for Scarborough with Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt 1852–1857	Succeeded by Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt John Dent Dent
Political offices
Preceded by William Saunders Sebright Lascelles	Comptroller of the Household 1851–1852	Succeeded by George Forester
Preceded by Lord Claud Hamilton	Treasurer of the Household 1853–1858	Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton
Government Offices
Preceded by Sir John LeMarchant	Governor of Nova Scotia 1858–1863	Succeeded by Charles Hastings Doyle
Preceded by Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall	Governor of Queensland 1871–1874	Succeeded by William Cairns
Preceded by Sir James Fergusson	Governor of New Zealand 1874–1879	Succeeded by Sir Hercules Robinson
Preceded by Sir George Bowen	Governor of Victoria 1879–1884	Succeeded by Sir William Stawell
Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Lord Foley	Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1869–1871	Succeeded by The Earl Cowper
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Constantine Henry Phipps	Marquess of Normanby 1863–1890	Succeeded by Constantine Phipps