George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon

The Earl of Clarendon
5th Governor-General of South Africa
In office
26 January 1931 – 5 April 1937
Monarchs
Prime MinisterJ. B. M. Hertzog
Preceded byThe Earl of Athlone
Succeeded bySir Patrick Duncan
Personal details
BornGeorge Herbert Hyde Villiers
7 June 1877
Dublin, Ireland
Died13 December 1955(1955-12-13) (aged 78)
London, England
PartyConservative
Spouse
Adeline Verena Isabel Cocks
(m. 1905)
Children3
Parent(s)Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
Lady Caroline Agar
OccupationPolitician, Colonial administrator
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George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (7 June 1877 – 13 December 1955), styled Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician from the Villiers family. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937.