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The viceregal consort of New South Wales is the spouse of the serving governor of New South Wales, assisting the viceroy with ceremonial and charitable work, accompanying him or her to official state occasions, and occasionally undertaking philanthropic work of their own. This individual is addressed as His or Her Excellency while their spouse is in office, and is often made ex officio a Knight or Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.

List of viceregal consorts of the governor of New South Wales

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Governor Term start Term end Spouse Born Died Notes
Captain Arthur Phillip 7 February 1788 10 December 1792 Estranged
Captain John Hunter 11 September 1795 27 September 1800 None
Captain Philip Gidley King 28 September 1800 12 August 1806 Anna Josepha King 1765 1844 Anna Josepha Coombe was King's first cousin.
Captain William Bligh 13 August 1806 26 January 1808 Elizabeth Bligh 1754 15 April 1815 Elizabeth Bligh (née Betham) was the second daughter of Richard Betham LL.D., who was Collector of Customs and Water Bailiff at Douglas on the Isle of Man.
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie 1 January 1810 1 December 1821 Elizabeth Macquarie 1778 11 March 1835 Born Elizabeth Henrietta Campbell, she was the youngest daughter of John Campbell of Airds, Scotland and was a distant cousin of Macquarie's.
Sir Thomas Brisbane, Bt. 1 December 1821 1 December 1825 Anna Marie Makdougall-Brisbane, Lady Brisbane She was the daughter of Sir Henry Hay-Makdougall, 4th Baronet and Isabella Douglas, who was the daughter of Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet.
Sir Ralph Darling 19 December 1825 21 October 1831 Eliza Darling, Lady Darling 10 November 1798 3 September 1868 Born Eliza Dumaresq.
Sir Richard Bourke 3 December 1831 5 December 1837 Elizabeth Jane Bourke, Lady Bourke 7 May 1832 Lady Bourke died at Government House, Parramatta, not long after arriving in Sydney.
Sir George Gipps 5 October 1837 2 August 1846 Elizabeth Gipps, Lady Gipps 1805 11 July 1874 Born Elizabeth Ramsay.
Sir Charles FitzRoy 3 August 1846 28 January 1855 Mary FitzRoy, Lady FitzRoy 1792 7 December 1847 Lady FitzRoy (née Lennox) was the daughter of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond.
Sir William Denison 20 January 1855 22 January 1861 Caroline Denison, Lady Denison 1899 Lady Denison (née Hornby) was the daughter of Sir Phipps Hornby and was appointed to the Order of the Crown of India (CI) in 1878 for her and her husband's services in Madras.[1]
Sir John Young, Bt. 16 May 1861 24 December 1867 Adelaide Young, Lady Young 19 July 1895 Lady Adelaide Annabella Tuite Young (née Dalton) later became Baroness Lisgar. Was the daughter of the Marchioness of Headfort by her first marriage.[2]
4th Earl Belmore 8 January 1868 21 February 1872 Anne Lowry-Corry, Countess Belmore 22 December 1841 5 October 1919 Anne Elizabeth Honoria Lowry-Corry (née Gladstone) was the daughter of John Neilson Gladstone and the niece of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Sir Hercules Robinson 3 June 1872 19 March 1879 Nea Robinson, Lady Robinson 13 January 1904 Lady Robinson was born The Hon. Nea Arthur Ada Rose d'Amour Annesley, fifth daughter of the tenth Viscount Valentia in 1846. Lady Robinson (later to become Baroness Rosmead) was described as "a majestic-looking woman", "fond of gaiety and society".[3]
Lord Augustus Loftus 4 August 1879 9 November 1885 Emma Loftus, Lady Loftus 1 January 1902 Born Emma Maria Greville.
3rd Baron Carrington 12 December 1885 3 November 1890 Cecilia Carington, Baroness Carrington 15 June 1856 6 October 1934 Born The Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord, daughter of the 5th Baron Suffield. Became Countess Carrington (1895) and Marchioness of Lincolnshire (1912). The Sydney suburb of Harbord was named after her.
7th Earl of Jersey 15 January 1891 2 March 1893 Margaret Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey 29 October 1849 22 May 1945 Born Hon. Margaret Elizabeth Leigh, daughter of 2nd Baron Leigh. The Countess of Jersey was the founding president of the Victoria League and was known as an opponent of women's suffrage. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1927.
Sir Robert Duff 29 May 1893 15 March 1895 Louisa Duff, Lady Duff 1846 18 January 1924 Born Louisa Scott, the daughter of Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet.
2nd Viscount Hampden 21 November 1895 5 March 1899 Susan Brand, Viscountess Hampden 29 July 1846 16 October 1909 Born Susan Henrietta Cavendish, was the daughter of Lord George Cavendish.
7th Earl Beauchamp 18 May 1899 30 April 1901 Lettice Lygon, Countess Beauchamp 25 December 1876 28 July 1936 Born Lady Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor, daughter of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor and granddaughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson 27 May 1902 27 May 1909 Florence Rawson, Lady Rawson 12 December 1905 Born Florence Alice Stewart Shaw.
1st Viscount Chelmsford 28 May 1909 11 March 1913 Frances Thesiger, Baroness Chelmsford 22 March 1869 24 September 1957 Born the Hon. Frances Charlotte Guest, daughter of Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill. Was made a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1917 and was also invested with the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (CI).
Sir 1st Baron Strickland 14 March 1913 27 October 1917 Edeline Strickland, Lady Strickland, Contessa della Catena 10 September 1870 15 December 1918 Born Lady Edeline Sackville, daughter of the 7th Earl De La Warr and the Hon. Constance Mary Elizabeth Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie, daughter of Lord Lamington. She was invested as a Lady of Justice of Order of St. John of Jerusalem (LJStJ).
Sir Walter Davidson 18 February 1918 4 September 1923 Margaret Davidson, Lady Davidson 21 April 1871 14 October 1964 Born Margaret Agnes Feilding, she was the daughter of General Hon. Sir Percy Robert Basil Feilding. In 1918 she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her work with the Red Cross Society and the Scouting and Girl Guides in New South Wales. Also a Dame of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (DStJ).
Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair 28 February 1924 7 April 1930 Enid de Chair, Lady de Chair 1878 1965 Born Enid Struben, was an Artist and art patron. Her patronage of NSW modern art "puts her among its earliest supporters in Australia".[4]
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game 29 May 1930 15 January 1935 Gwendolen Game, Lady Game 1972 Born Gwendolen Margaret Hughes-Gibb.
1st Baron Gowrie 21 February 1935 22 January 1936 Zara Hore-Ruthven, Baroness Gowrie 20 January 1879 19 July 1965 Lady Gowrie was involved in the provision of child care, and the Lady Gowrie Child Centres were named in her honour. She later became Countess of Gowrie. From the 1930s she was instrumental in advancing the career of the opera singer Dame Joan Hammond, whose final public performance was at Lady Gowrie's funeral.
Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson 6 August 1936 30 October 1936 Edith Anderson, Lady Anderson 1883 5 September 1958 Born Edith Muriel Teschemaker in New Zealand. Lady Anderson carried out many of her husband's duties while he was seriously ill leading up to his premature death in office. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) on 11 May 1937, on the recommendation of the Premier, for public service in New South Wales.[5][6]
2nd Baron Wakehurst 8 April 1937 8 January 1946 Margaret Loder, Baroness Wakehurst 4 November 1899 19 August 1994 Born Margaret Tennant, the daughter of prominent Liberal politician and businessman, Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet and her half-sister was Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith. Lady Wakehurst was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1965. She was also a Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (DStJ) from 1960 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Queen's University, Belfast (1957).[7]
Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott 1 August 1946 31 July 1957 Winifred Northcott, Lady Northcott 15 August 1974 Born Winifred Mary Paton.
Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward 1 August 1957 1 August 1965 Amy Woodward, Lady Woodward 1904 1984 Born Amy Weller.
Sir Roden Cutler 20 January 1966 19 January 1981 Helen Cutler, Lady Cutler AC 5 May 1923 8 November 1990 Born Helen Gray Annetta Morris, Lady Cutler was educated at Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School and served with the Australian Women's Army Service from 1942 to 1946. Made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1980 and had previously been awarded Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (1977) and Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (1965).
Air Marshal Sir James Rowland 20 January 1981 20 January 1989 Faye Rowland, Lady Rowland 16 December 2011 Born Faye Alison Doughton.
Rear Admiral Sir David Martin 21 January 1989 7 August 1990 Suzanne Martin, Lady Martin Living Born Suzanne Millear, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen's Birthday 2011 Honours for service to youth through the Sir David Martin Foundation.
Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair 8 August 1990 29 February 1996 Shirley Sinclair Living Born Shirley McLellan, awarded a Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (DStJ).
Hon. Gordon Samuels 1 March 1996 28 February 2001 Jacqueline Samuels 8 September 1927 Living Born Jacqueline Kott, Jacqueline Samuels had a long career as an actor and was a member of the board of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (1976–1985). In 1994 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of the University of New South Wales in honour of her service to the university, as well as having the new "Samuels Building" jointly named after her.[8]
Dame Marie Bashir 1 March 2001 1 October 2014 Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC, OBE 15 November 1926 11 February 2018 Shehadie was a former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975) and a former national representative rugby union captain, who made thirty career Test appearances (1947–1958). He was an inductee into both the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame and the IRB Hall of Fame.
General David Hurley 2 October 2014 1 May 2019 Linda Hurley Living Born Linda McMartin.
Margaret Beazley 2 May 2019 Incumbent Dennis Wilson Living

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References

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  1. ^ Currey, C. H. (1972). "Sir William Thomas Denison (1804-1871)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 4. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ward, John M. (1976). "Sir John Young (1807-1876)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sir Hercules Robinson". Australian Town and Country Journal. NSW. 3 February 1872. p. 9. Retrieved 5 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Enid de Chair b. 1878 - biography". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DBE, 11 May 1937, itsanhonour.gov.au, Citation: Public service in New South Wales.
  6. ^ "Anderson, Edith Muriel (c. 1883 - 1958)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ Vickers, Hugo (27 August 1994). "Obituary: Dame Margaret Wakehurst". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Samuels Building (F25)". Campus Buildings Exhibition. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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