Malcolm Barclay-Harvey

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Sir (Charles) Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, KCMG (2 March 1890 – 17 November 1969) was a British politician and Governor of South Australia from 12 August 1939 until 26 April 1944.

Educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, he served in the 7th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders from 1909-1915, with the Home Staff from 1915-1916, with the Ministry of Munitions in London from 1916-1918 and in Paris from 1918-1919.

Barclay-Harvey was adopted as prospective Unionist candidate for East Aberdeenshire in 1914 and was Member of Parliament for Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West 1923-1929 and 1931-1939. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir John Gilmour 1924-1929 and to Sir Godfrey Collins 1932-1936.

He was Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders from 1939-1945, and was a Member of Aberdeen County Council from 1945-1955. He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers.

Barclay-Harvey was married to Lady Muriel Barclay-Harvey, who opened the Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens in Adelaide on 19 April 1941 and launched the HMAS Whyalla, the first ship from the World War II shipyard at Whyalla on 12 May 1941.

Sir Malcolm was Grand Master of South Australia and Northern Territory in the Freemasons from 1941 to 1943.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Cecil Murray	Member of Parliament for Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West 1923–1929	Succeeded by James Scott
Preceded by James Scott	Member of Parliament for Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West 1931–1939	Succeeded by Colin Thornton-Kemsley
Government offices
Preceded by Winston Dugan	Governor of South Australia 1939–1944	Succeeded by Willoughby Norrie
Freemasonry offices
Preceded by The Earl of Galloway	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1949–1953	Succeeded by The Lord Macdonald of Slate