Winston Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria
| The Right Honourable The Lord Dugan of Victoria GCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ | |
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| Lord Dugan of Victoria. | |
| 21st Governor of South Australia | |
| In office 28 July 1934 – 23 February 1939 | |
| Monarch | Edward VIII George VI (1936–1939) |
| Premier | Richard Layton Butler (1934–38) Sir Thomas Playford (1938–39) |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Gowrie |
| Succeeded by | Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey |
| 18th Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 17 July 1939 – 20 February 1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Lord Huntingfield |
| Succeeded by | Sir Reginald Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winston Joseph Dugan 3 September 1876 Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland |
| Died | 17 August 1951 (aged 74) Marylebone, London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Ruby Lilian Applewhaite-Abbott |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1896–1934 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Lincolnshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment |
| Commands | 184th Infantry Brigade (1916) 73rd Brigade (1916–18) 10th Brigade (1919–23) |
Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ (3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British administrator and a career British Army officer. He served as Governor of South Australia from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria until 1949.
Background and education
Dugan was the son of Charles Winston Dugan, of Oxmantown Mall, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland, an inspector of schools. His mother was born Esther Elizabeth Rogers. He attended Lurgan College, Craigavon, Ireland from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College, Wimbledon, London, England. The family name was pronounced as "Duggan". They were originally from County Galway and were a branch of the Soghain people.
Military career
Dugan fought with distinction in the Second Boer War and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
Governor of South Australia
In 1934, Dugan was appointed Governor of South Australia. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), retired from the Army and moved to Adelaide with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous vice-regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.[1]
Governor of Victoria
Sir Winston and Lady Dugan arrived in Melbourne on 17 July 1939. They continued their active role in community affairs, promoting unemployment reduction and making the ballroom of Government House available for the Australian Red Cross.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan's Country Party in 1943, he installed the Labor leader John Cain as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government.[1]
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General Lord Gowrie and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor, William McKell. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1949 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.[2]
Personal life
Lord Dugan of Victoria married Ruby Lilian, daughter of Charles Abbott of Kilcaskan, County Cork, in 1912. There were no children from the marriage. He died at Marylebone, London, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 www.adb.online.anu.edu.au
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 38660. p. 3345. 8 July 1949.
External links
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- Craigavon Historical Society - Lurgan College Register (includes brief biography)
- King's College London Archives
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| Preceded by Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven |
Governor of South Australia 1934–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey |
| Preceded by The Lord Huntingfield |
Governor of Victoria 1939–1949 |
Succeeded by Sir Dallas Brooks |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Dugan of Victoria 1949–1951 |
Extinct |
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