Lord Augustus Loftus

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Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, GCB, PC (October 4, 1817 – March 7, 1904, Surrey) was the 4th son of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely. He married Emma Maria Greville, after whom the town of Emmaville, New South Wales was named in 1882.

He served in numerous diplomatic posts, including as British minister in Prussia and Austria in the 1850s and 60s, and later as Governor of New South Wales (August 4, 1879 – November 10, 1885).

[edit] Further reading

• Ward, A.W. (2004). "Loftus, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer (1817–1904)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 

Government offices
Preceded by Hercules Robinson	Governor of New South Wales 1879–1885	Succeeded by The Lord Carrington
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Hamilton Seymour	British Ambassador to Austria 1858–1860	Succeeded by The Lord Bloomfield