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style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Premier</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Lawson_(politician)" title="Harry Lawson (politician)">Harry Lawson</a> (1921–24)<br /><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Peacock" title="Alexander Peacock">Sir Alexander Peacock</a> (1924)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Prendergast" title="George Prendergast">George Prendergast</a> (1924)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_Allan_(Australian_politician)" title="John Allan (Australian politician)">John Allan</a> (1924–26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Stanley,_5th_Baron_Stanley_of_Alderley" title="Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley">Sir Arthur Stanley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Somers-Cocks,_6th_Baron_Somers" title="Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers">Lord Somers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1862-11-19</span>)</span>19 November 1862<br /><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">20 December 1947<span style="display:none">(1947-12-20)</span> (aged 85)<br /><a href="/wiki/Henham_Park" title="Henham Park">Henham Park</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative (UK)">Conservative</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Helena Fraser</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1898)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Rous,_2nd_Earl_of_Stradbroke" title="John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke">John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke</a> <br /> Augusta Musgrave</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Army (United Kingdom)">Territorial Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1882–1930</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">Companion of the Order of the Bath</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">Commander of the Royal Victorian Order</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Volunteer_Officers%27_Decoration" title="Volunteer Officers' Decoration">Volunteer Officers' Decoration</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Decoration" title="Territorial Decoration">Territorial Decoration</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke</b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">KCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Volunteer_Officers%27_Decoration" title="Volunteer Officers' Decoration">VD</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Decoration" title="Territorial Decoration">TD</a></span></span> (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British nobleman from <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a> who served as a <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Army (United Kingdom)">Territorial Army</a> officer, as a junior government minister, and as the 15th <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a>, Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-trove_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was born on 19 November 1862, the only son and heir of <a href="/wiki/John_Rous,_2nd_Earl_of_Stradbroke" title="John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke">John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke</a>. Under the <a href="/wiki/Courtesy_titles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom">courtesy title</a> of <a href="/wiki/Viscount_Dunwich" class="mw-redirect" title="Viscount Dunwich">Viscount Dunwich</a>, he was educated at <a href="/wiki/Harrow_School" title="Harrow School">Harrow School</a> and at <a href="/wiki/Trinity_College,_Cambridge" title="Trinity College, Cambridge">Trinity College, Cambridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> 1884, <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">Master of Arts</a> 1890). He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Stradbroke and owner of the family seat at <a href="/wiki/Henham_Park" title="Henham Park">Henham Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a> on 27 January 1886.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Viscount Dunwich was commissioned <a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">captain</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1st_Norfolk_Artillery_Volunteers" title="1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers">1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers</a> (which included Suffolk batteries) in 1882. He was promoted <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> in 1884, and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> to command the unit in 1888. He was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(British_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel (British Army)">colonel</a> in the Volunteers on 26 June 1902,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Volunteer_Decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Volunteer Decoration">Volunteer Decoration</a> on 15 August 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed an <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">aide-de-camp</a> to <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward VII of the United Kingdom">King Edward VII</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1902_Coronation_Honours" title="1902 Coronation Honours">1902 Coronation Honours</a> list on 26 June 1902,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> serving until the King's death in 1910 when he was re-appointed by <a href="/wiki/King_George_V" class="mw-redirect" title="King George V">King George V</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/Volunteer_Force_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="Volunteer Force (Great Britain)">Volunteer Force</a> was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Force" title="Territorial Force">Territorial Force</a> on 1 April 1908, his unit was split up: Stradbroke became Honorary Colonel of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Norfolk_Artillery_Volunteers" title="1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers">1st East Anglian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (TF)</a> (which contained the Norfolk batteries), while remaining lieutenant colonel commanding the 3rd East Anglian (Howitzer) Brigade (which contained the Suffolk batteries). He led the 3rd East Anglian Brigade and its successor units on active service on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sinai_and_Palestine_campaign" title="Sinai and Palestine campaign">Egypt and Palestine</a> during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Decoration" title="Territorial Decoration">Territorial Decoration</a>, appointed a <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a> in 1919 and a <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George</a> in 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the war he remained Honorary Colonel of the Norfolk artillery brigade (now known as the <a href="/wiki/1st_Norfolk_Artillery_Volunteers" title="1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers">84th (East Anglian) Brigade</a>) and from 18 May 1927 filled the same role with the Suffolk brigade (now the 103rd Suffolk Brigade) until it was split up, when he continued as Honorary Colonel of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Suffolk_Artillery_Volunteer_Corps" title="1st Suffolk Artillery Volunteer Corps">409th (Suffolk) Independent Anti-Aircraft Battery</a> until its renewed merger with the Norfolk batteries to form the <a href="/wiki/1st_Norfolk_Artillery_Volunteers" title="1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers">78th (1st Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a> in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also served as chairman of the Suffolk <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Army (United Kingdom)">Territorial Army</a> Association and as president of the Council of the National Artillery Association. He finally retired from an active role with the Territorial Army and as ADC to the King in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stradbroke was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a> in 1920 and held the position until 1926. He also served as <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Fisheries" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries</a> from 1928 until the defeat of the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Government_1924-1929" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Government 1924-1929">1924–1929 Conservative Government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-trove_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scouting">Scouting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scouting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As <i>ex. officio</i> the Chief Scout of Victoria as governor, Lord Stradbroke also sponsored the <a href="/wiki/Scouting_in_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Scouting in Victoria">Victorian Scouting</a> competition, the Stradbroke Cup. This event is still held every year and is immensely popular. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freemasonry">Freemasonry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Freemasonry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Freemason" class="mw-redirect" title="Freemason">Freemason</a>, Stradbroke was initiated to the craft in the Lodge of Prudence No. 388. After he became Worshipful Master of the Lodge, he was appointed Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk in October 1902,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> holding the position for forty-five years. Two years after being appointed Governor of Victoria, he was elected <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130409023926/http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html">Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Victoria</a>. He was also Provincial Grand Master of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Mark_Master_Masons" title="Order of Mark Master Masons">Mark Masons</a> of East Anglia.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_life">Public life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Public life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to his political and military positions, Stradbroke held the office of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Vice-Admirals_of_Suffolk" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Vice-Admirals of Suffolk">Vice-Admiral of Suffolk</a>, was <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Suffolk" title="Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk">Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice of the Peace">Justice of the Peace</a>, and an <a href="/wiki/Alderman" title="Alderman">Alderman</a> and chairman of <a href="/wiki/East_Suffolk_County_Council" title="East Suffolk County Council">East Suffolk County Council</a>. He was also president of the National Sea Fisheries Protection Association.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the Earl and Countess were supporters of thoroughbred racing. While in Victoria they separately owned or leased several horses, notably Trice, trained for the Countess by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Holt_(trainer)" title="Jack Holt (trainer)">Jack Holt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_(fl._1898%E2%80%931949).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_%28fl._1898%E2%80%931949%29.png/200px-Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_%28fl._1898%E2%80%931949%29.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_%28fl._1898%E2%80%931949%29.png/300px-Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_%28fl._1898%E2%80%931949%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Helena_Violet_Alice_Fraser_%28fl._1898%E2%80%931949%29.png 2x" data-file-width="349" data-file-height="414" /></a><figcaption>Helena Violet Alice Fraser in 1902</figcaption></figure> <p>On 23 July 1898 Stradbroke married Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 1949), the daughter of Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/James_Keith_Fraser" title="James Keith Fraser">James Keith Fraser</a> (a younger son of Lt.-Col. <a href="/wiki/James_John_Fraser" title="James John Fraser">Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet</a>). As Countess of Stradbroke she was created a <a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a> in 1927. They had the following children:<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Lady Pleasance Elizabeth Rous (1899–1986), who married Owen McKenna, son of Patrick McKenna, in 1923.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lady Catherine Charlotte Rous (1900–1983), a Squadron Officer in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force" title="Women's Auxiliary Air Force">Women's Auxiliary Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lady Betty Helena Joanna Rous (1901–1969), who married Maj. Douglas Beresford-Ash, son of Col. William Randal Hamilton Beresford-Ash and Lady Florence Browne (a daughter of the <a href="/wiki/Henry_Browne,_5th_Marquess_of_Sligo" title="Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo">5th Marquess of Sligo</a>), in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Anthony_Alexander_Rous,_4th_Earl_of_Stradbroke" class="mw-redirect" title="John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke">John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke</a> (1903–1983), who married Barbara Grosvenor, daughter of Lt.-Col. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lord_Arthur_Grosvenor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lord Arthur Grosvenor (page does not exist)">Lord Arthur Grosvenor</a> (a younger son of the <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Grosvenor,_1st_Duke_of_Westminster" title="Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster">1st Duke of Westminster</a>), in 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-trove_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Keith_Rous,_5th_Earl_of_Stradbroke" class="mw-redirect" title="William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke">William Keith Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke</a> (1907–1983), who married Pamela <a href="/wiki/Kay-Shuttleworth" title="Kay-Shuttleworth">Kay-Shuttleworth</a>, a daughter of Hon. Edward Kay-Shuttleworth, in 1935. They divorced in 1940 and he married Mary April Asquith, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Hon. <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Melland_Asquith" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Melland Asquith">Arthur Melland Asquith</a> and Hon. Betty Manners (a daughter of the <a href="/wiki/John_Manners-Sutton,_3rd_Baron_Manners" title="John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron Manners">3rd Baron Manners</a>), in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Major Hon. George Nathaniel Rous (1911–1982), who married Joyce Harpur, daughter of Col. Charles Harpur, in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Major Hon. Peter James Mowbray Rous (1914–1997), who married Elizabeth Alice Mary Fraser, a daughter of Maj. Hon. Alastair Thomas Joseph Fraser (a son of the <a href="/wiki/Simon_Fraser,_13th_Lord_Lovat" title="Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat">13th Lord Lovat</a>) and Lady Sibyl Grimston (a daughter of <a href="/wiki/James_Grimston,_3rd_Earl_of_Verulam" title="James Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam">3rd Earl of Verulam</a>), in 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Hon. Christopher Simon Rous (1916–1925), who died young.<sup id="cite_ref-Mosley2003_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mosley2003-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Lord Stradbroke died on 20 December 1947 and was succeeded by his eldest son, <a href="/wiki/John_Anthony_Alexander_Rous,_4th_Earl_of_Stradbroke" class="mw-redirect" title="John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke">John</a>. His widow, the Dowager Countess of Stradbroke, died in an accident on 14 April 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honours">Honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the honours noted above, the Earl of Stradbroke was made a <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">Companion of the Order of the Bath</a> in 1904 and a <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">Commander of the Royal Victorian Order</a> in 1906. He was a <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">Knight of the Order of St John</a> and held the Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Savior" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of the Savior">Order of the Savior</a> of Greece.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Rous,_3rd_Earl_of_Stradbroke&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Board_of_Agriculture_and_Fisheries" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry <br />of Agriculture and Fisheries</a> </b><br />1928–1929 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Addison,_1st_Viscount_Addison" title="Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison">Christopher Addison</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #bebebe;">Government offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Stanley,_5th_Baron_Sheffield" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield">Sir Arthur Stanley</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Governors_of_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Governors of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a> </b><br />1921–1926 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Somers-Cocks,_6th_Baron_Somers" title="Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers">Lord Somers</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF157;">Honorary titles </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Courtenay_Warner" title="Courtenay Warner">Sir Courtenay Warner, 1st Baronet</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Suffolk" title="Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk">Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk</a> </b><br />1935–1947 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Rous,_4th_Earl_of_Stradbroke" title="John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke">Earl of Stradbroke</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Title last held by</div><b><a href="/wiki/John_Rous,_2nd_Earl_of_Stradbroke" title="John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke">Earl of Stradbroke</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Vice-Admiral_of_Suffolk" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-Admiral of Suffolk">Vice-Admiral of Suffolk</a> </b><br />1890–1947 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid lightgreen">Masonic offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Thomas_Hickford" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Thomas Hickford">Fredrick Hickford</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Master_of_the_United_Grand_Lodge_of_Victoria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria (page does not exist)">Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria</a> </b><br />1922–1926 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Player_Bice&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Player Bice (page does not exist)">William Bice</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ACE777;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerage of the United Kingdom">Peerage of the United Kingdom</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Rous,_2nd_Earl_of_Stradbroke" title="John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke">John Rous</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" 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