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George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

George Augustus Constantine (July 23, 1819 - April 3, 1890) was a politician of the United Kingdom.

He was the son of Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby and acceded as marquess of Normanby in 1863. He was a liberal politician and became governor of Queensland (1871-1874), New Zealand (1874-1879), and Victoria (1879-1884).

References

  • Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, as of March 1, 2003; [1] (http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/)
  • NORMANBY, CONSTANTINE HENRY PHIPPS, IST MARQUESS OF (1797-1863), 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica; [2] (http://71.1911encyclopedia.org/N/NO/NORMANBY_CONSTANTINE_HENRY_PHIPPS_1ST_MARQUESS_OF.htm)



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