politician
William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle.
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1909-1991)
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About William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, known as Lord De L'Isle and Dudley between 1945 and 1956, was a British Army officer, politician and Victoria Cross recipient who served as the 15th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1961 to 1965. He was the last non-Australian to hold the position and the last British national to be appointed Governor-General of any Commonwealth realm.
Everything about William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor-General of Australia, Secretary of State for Air, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- May 23, 1909
- Died
- April 5, 1991, 1991