James Ramsay (governor)
Sir James Maxwell Ramsay | |
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 Ramsay at Governor's Mansion, 1978 | |
| 20th Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 22 April 1977 – 21 July 1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Sir Colin Hannah |
| Succeeded by | Sir Walter Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1916 Hobart, Tasmania |
| Died | 1 May 1986 (aged 69) Broadbeach, Queensland |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1930–1972 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | HMAS Warramunga |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Korean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross Knight of the Order of St John Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Sir James Maxwell Ramsay (27 August 1916 – 1 May 1986) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy and the 20th Governor of Queensland, serving from 22 April 1977 until 21 July 1985.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ramsay was one of six surviving children. He attended the Macquarie Street State School and The Hutchins School in Hobart. He proved himself to be quite adept at what he attempted in these schools; he was successful in becoming a cadet captain, excelled in Rugby, and was a high achiever in academic and professional subjects.[2] Appointed a naval cadet on 1 January 1930,[3] he graduated from the Royal Australian Naval College at Flinders Naval Depot in 1933 and was appointed a midshipman on 1 May 1934.[4] He had a distinguished naval career. In 1945 Ramsay attended Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, England, and in the same year married Janet Grace Burley. During the Second World War he served on British and Australian ships in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans, and 1972 he retired from the navy.[2] He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia from 1974 until 1977.[5]
Ramsay married Janet Burley, a Red Cross welfare officer, on 24 November 1945 at the parish church, Denham, Buckinghamshire.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queensland Governors". Queensland Government. 5 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ a b c White, M.W. D. "Ramsay, Sir James Maxwell (1916–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Naval Forces of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 2. 9 January 1930. p. 22.
- ^ "Naval Forces of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 62. 13 September 1934. p. 1590.
- ^ "Former governor dies". The Australian. 2 May 1986. p. 12.
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- 1916 births
- 1986 deaths
- Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Australian Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Australian military personnel of the Korean War
- Australian recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
- Governors of Queensland
- Graduates of the Royal Australian Naval College
- Officers of the Legion of Merit
- People from Hobart
- Royal Australian Navy officers
- Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
- People educated at The Hutchins School