George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke

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George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke KCMG CB CVO CBE VD TD (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British noble and the 15th Governor of Victoria, Australia.

He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1928 until the defeat of the 1924-1929 Conservative Government.

Viscount Dunwich, as he then was, was commissioned Captain in the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers in 1882. He was promoted Major in 1884, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1888, and Colonel in 1902. He retired from the Territorial Army Royal Artillery in 1930.

[edit] Lady Helena Rous, Countess of Stradbroke, DBE

Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 14 April 1949), daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser, married Stradbroke on 23 July 1898.

She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1927.

[edit] Children

• Lady Betty Helena Joanna Rous (24 April 1901 – 4 November 1969)
• John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke (1903–1983)
• William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke (1907–1983)
• Major Hon. Peter James Mowbray Rous (23 January 1914 – 17 May 1997), married Elizabeth Alice Mary Fraser on 24 June 1942 and had issue

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Bledisloe	Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1928–1929	Succeeded by Christopher Addison
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Arthur Stanley	Governor of Victoria 1921–1931	Succeeded by The Lord Somers
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Courtenay Warner, Bt	Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1935–1947	Succeeded by The Earl of Stradbroke
Vacant Title last held by The Earl of Stradbroke	Vice-Admiral of Suffolk 1890–1947	Vacant
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Rous	Earl of Stradbroke 1886–1947	Succeeded by John Rous