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David Murray Anderson.
Royal Navy admiral; governor of Newfoundland (1874-1936)
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About David Murray Anderson
Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson, was a British naval officer and governor. Anderson served in the Royal Navy from the age of 13 and served in many colonial wars and was given various Empire postings, rising to the rank of admiral in 1931. He retired a year later and took up the posting as Governor of Newfoundland, where he also took up the role of Chairman of the Government following the suspension of self-government in the Dominion of Newfoundland. Leaving Newfoundland in 1935, he was appointed as Governor of New South Wales but served only briefly due to his ill health. He died while in office aged 62.
Everything about David Murray Anderson →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Governor of Newfoundland, Governor of New South Wales
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 11, 1874
- Died
- October 30, 1936