Gordon Reid (governor)
Gordon Reid | |
|---|---|
| 26th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 2 July 1984 – 30 September 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Brian Burke Peter Dowding |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Trowbridge |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Burt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon Stanley Reid 22 September 1923 Hurtsville, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 26 October 1989 (aged 66) Perth, Western Australia |
| Spouse | Ruth Reid |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics Nuffield College, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
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Gordon Stanley Reid AC (22 September 1923 – 26 October 1989) was an Australian academic who served as the 26th Governor of Western Australia. He grew up in Hurstville, Sydney, before enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force, where he served as a flying officer during the Second World War. After the conclusion of the war, Reid studied at the London School of Economics in England and the University of Oxford. He served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Western Australia from 1978 to 1982. Appointed governor in 1984, he served in the position until 1989, resigning a month before his death.