Evan Wisdom
Evan Wisdom | |
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Wisdom in 1919 | |
| Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea | |
| In office 21 March 1921 – 13 June 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Griffiths |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Claremont | |
| In office 7 October 1911 – 28 June 1917 | |
| Preceded by | John Foulkes |
| Succeeded by | John Stewart |
| Mayor of Cottesloe | |
| In office 1908–1911 | |
| Preceded by | John Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Frederic North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1869 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 7 December 1945 (aged 76) Melbourne, Australia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1921 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 7th Brigade (1916–19) 18th Battalion (1916) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (6) Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro) |
Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (29 September 1869 – 7 December 1945) was an Australian army officer, politician and administrator. He was a general in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I and later served as administrator of the Territory of New Guinea from 1921 to 1933.
Wisdom was born in Scotland and immigrated to Australia in 1891 during the Western Australian gold rushes, where he became a successful prospector and businessman on the Eastern Goldfields. He later moved to Perth where he was mayor of Cottesloe (1908–1911) and served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1911–1917). Having been a reservist for many years, Wisdom joined the AIF in 1915 and served on the Gallipoli campaign, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He later commanded the 18th Battalion and the 7th Brigade on the Western Front.