Winston Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria
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Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG
, CB
, DSO
, KStJ
(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
administrator
and a career British Army
officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
until 1949.
, County Offaly
. He attended Lurgan College
, Craigavon
, Ireland
from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
, Wimbledon
, London
.
and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
available for the Australian Red Cross
.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
's Country Party
in 1943, he installed the Labor
leader John Cain
as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Lord Gowrie
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
, London
, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG
, CB
, DSO
, KStJ
(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
administrator
and a career British Army
officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
until 1949.
, County Offaly
. He attended Lurgan College
, Craigavon
, Ireland
from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
, Wimbledon
, London
.
and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
available for the Australian Red Cross
.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
's Country Party
in 1943, he installed the Labor
leader John Cain
as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Lord Gowrie
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
, London
, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG
, CB
, DSO
, KStJ
(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
administrator
and a career British Army
officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
until 1949.
, County Offaly
. He attended Lurgan College
, Craigavon
, Ireland
from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
, Wimbledon
, London
.
and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
available for the Australian Red Cross
.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
's Country Party
in 1943, he installed the Labor
leader John Cain
as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Lord Gowrie
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
, London
, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, KStJ
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
administrator
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General...
and a career British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
Governors of South Australia
The Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.In...
from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
Governors of Victoria
The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of its monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
until 1949.
Background and education
Dugan was the son of Charles Winston Dugan, of Axmantown Hall, BirrBirr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
, County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...
. He attended Lurgan College
Lurgan College
Lurgan College is a selective age 14-19 grammar school situated in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.- History :As befitted a growing industrial town, Lurgan had a strong educational establishment from the mid 19th Century. The opening of the Model School in 1863 had been the...
, Craigavon
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College is a government-maintained voluntary-aided Jesuit Roman Catholic high school for boys aged 11 to 19. The school is based at Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London. It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good"...
, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Military career
Dugan fought with distinction in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
Governor of South Australia
In 1934, Dugan was appointed Governor of South Australia. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), retired from the Army and moved to AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
Governor of Victoria
Sir Winston and Lady Dugan arrived in Melbourne on 17 July 1939. They continued their active role in community affairs, promoting unemployment reduction and making the ballroom of Government HouseGovernment House, Melbourne
Government House, Melbourne is the office and official residence of the Governor of Victoria. It is set next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and surrounded by Kings Domain in Melbourne. It was the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia from 1901 to 1930...
available for the Australian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross is one of the many national Red Cross societies around the world. The Australian organisation was established in 1914, nine days after the commencement of World War I, by Karen Tenenbaum, when she formed a branch of the British Red Cross.the organisation grew at a rapid rate...
.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
Albert Dunstan
Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party , Dunstan was the 33rd Premier of Victoria. His term as Premier was the second-longest in the state's history, behind Sir Henry Bolte...
's Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
in 1943, he installed the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
leader John Cain
John Cain (senior)
John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...
as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
United Australia Party
The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...
. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
Administrator (Australia)
The title Administrator of the Government has several uses in Australia.-Administrator of the Commonwealth:At the Commonwealth level, Section 4 of the Australian Constitution provides that:...
on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Governor-General of Australia
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...
Lord Gowrie
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC was a British soldier and colonial governor and the tenth Governor-General of Australia. Serving for 9 years and 7 days, he is the longest serving Governor-General in Australia's history...
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....
; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
William McKell
Sir William John McKell GCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died....
. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
Personal life
Lord Dugan of Victoria married Ruby Lilian, daughter of Charles Abbott, in 1912. There were no children from the marriage. He died at MaryleboneMarylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
External links
- Craigavon Historical Society - Lurgan College Register (includes brief biography)
- King's College London Archives
Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, KStJ
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
administrator
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General...
and a career British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
Governors of South Australia
The Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.In...
from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
Governors of Victoria
The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of its monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level...
until 1949.
Background and education
Dugan was the son of Charles Winston Dugan, of Axmantown Hall, BirrBirr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
, County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...
. He attended Lurgan College
Lurgan College
Lurgan College is a selective age 14-19 grammar school situated in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.- History :As befitted a growing industrial town, Lurgan had a strong educational establishment from the mid 19th Century. The opening of the Model School in 1863 had been the...
, Craigavon
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College is a government-maintained voluntary-aided Jesuit Roman Catholic high school for boys aged 11 to 19. The school is based at Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London. It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good"...
, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Military career
Dugan fought with distinction in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
Governor of South Australia
In 1934, Dugan was appointed Governor of South Australia. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), retired from the Army and moved to AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
Governor of Victoria
Sir Winston and Lady Dugan arrived in Melbourne on 17 July 1939. They continued their active role in community affairs, promoting unemployment reduction and making the ballroom of Government HouseGovernment House, Melbourne
Government House, Melbourne is the office and official residence of the Governor of Victoria. It is set next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and surrounded by Kings Domain in Melbourne. It was the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia from 1901 to 1930...
available for the Australian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross is one of the many national Red Cross societies around the world. The Australian organisation was established in 1914, nine days after the commencement of World War I, by Karen Tenenbaum, when she formed a branch of the British Red Cross.the organisation grew at a rapid rate...
.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
Albert Dunstan
Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party , Dunstan was the 33rd Premier of Victoria. His term as Premier was the second-longest in the state's history, behind Sir Henry Bolte...
's Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
in 1943, he installed the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
leader John Cain
John Cain (senior)
John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...
as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
United Australia Party
The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...
. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
Administrator (Australia)
The title Administrator of the Government has several uses in Australia.-Administrator of the Commonwealth:At the Commonwealth level, Section 4 of the Australian Constitution provides that:...
on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Governor-General of Australia
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...
Lord Gowrie
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC was a British soldier and colonial governor and the tenth Governor-General of Australia. Serving for 9 years and 7 days, he is the longest serving Governor-General in Australia's history...
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....
; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
William McKell
Sir William John McKell GCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died....
. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
Personal life
Lord Dugan of Victoria married Ruby Lilian, daughter of Charles Abbott, in 1912. There were no children from the marriage. He died at MaryleboneMarylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.
External links
- Craigavon Historical Society - Lurgan College Register (includes brief biography)
- King's College London Archives
Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
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, CB
Order of the Bath
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, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
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, KStJ
Venerable Order of Saint John
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(3 September 1876 – 17 August 1951), known as Sir Winston Dugan between 1934 and 1949, was a British
United Kingdom
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administrator
Administrator of the Government
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and a career British Army
British Army
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officer. He served as Governor of South Australia
Governors of South Australia
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from 1934 to 1939, then Governor of Victoria
Governors of Victoria
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until 1949.
Background and education
Dugan was the son of Charles Winston Dugan, of Axmantown Hall, BirrBirr
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, County Offaly
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. He attended Lurgan College
Lurgan College
Lurgan College is a selective age 14-19 grammar school situated in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.- History :As befitted a growing industrial town, Lurgan had a strong educational establishment from the mid 19th Century. The opening of the Model School in 1863 had been the...
, Craigavon
Craigavon
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, Ireland
Ireland
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from 1887 to 1889, and Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College
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, Wimbledon
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, London
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Military career
Dugan fought with distinction in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer War
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and the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches six times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
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(DSO) in 1915 and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
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(CMG) in 1918. In 1929 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
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(CB) and the following year he was promoted to Major-General. From 1931 to 1934 he commanded the 56 (1st London) Division, Territorial Army.
Governor of South Australia
In 1934, Dugan was appointed Governor of South Australia. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), retired from the Army and moved to AdelaideAdelaide
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with his wife. They became an extremely popular and glamorous Vice-Regal couple. Sir Winston and Lady Dugan were both excellent public speakers, and travelled widely in order to bring problems to the attention of the ministers of the day. He gave moral and financial support to numerous good causes and needy individuals. Upon the expiration of his term, there was bipartisan parliamentary support for him to serve a second term, but he had already accepted an appointment to be Governor of Victoria.
Governor of Victoria
Sir Winston and Lady Dugan arrived in Melbourne on 17 July 1939. They continued their active role in community affairs, promoting unemployment reduction and making the ballroom of Government HouseGovernment House, Melbourne
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available for the Australian Red Cross
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.
Dugan had an active role stabilising state politics during the tumultuous 1940s. Upon the disintegraton of Albert Dunstan
Albert Dunstan
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's Country Party
National Party of Australia
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in 1943, he installed the Labor
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leader John Cain
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as Premier. Four days later, Dunstan formed a coalition with the United Australia Party
United Australia Party
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. Following the collapse of that ministry in 1945, Dugan dissolved parliament and called a general election for November, which resulted in the balance of power being held by independents. Dugan commissioned Cain to form the ministry of a minority government
Minority government
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.
Dugan's term as Governor was extended five times. He was also the Administrator of the Commonwealth
Administrator (Australia)
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on two occasions: from 5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945, between the departure of the Governor-General
Governor-General of Australia
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Lord Gowrie
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC was a British soldier and colonial governor and the tenth Governor-General of Australia. Serving for 9 years and 7 days, he is the longest serving Governor-General in Australia's history...
and the arrival of his successor Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
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; and from 19 January to 11 March 1947, between the departure of the Duke of Gloucester and the appointment of his successor Sir William McKell
William McKell
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. He returned to England in February 1949. On 7 July 1948 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dugan of Victoria, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh.
Personal life
Lord Dugan of Victoria married Ruby Lilian, daughter of Charles Abbott, in 1912. There were no children from the marriage. He died at MaryleboneMarylebone
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, London
London
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, on 17 August 1951, aged 74, when the barony became extinct.