Lord Augustus Loftus

The Right Honourable Lord Augustus Loftus GCB
Lord Augustus Loftus by unknown photographer
15th Governor of New South Wales
In office 4 August 1879 – 9 November 1885
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Hercules Robinson
Succeeded by	The Lord Carrington
Personal details
Born	Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus (1817-10-04)4 October 1817 Bristol, England
Died	7 March 1904(1904-03-07) (aged 86) Surrey, England
Spouse	Emma Maria Greville (m. 1845)
Children	5

Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, GCB, PC (4 October 1817 – 7 March 1904), was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Ambassador to Prussia from 1865 to 1868, to the North German Confederation from 1868 to 1871 and to the Russian Empire from 1871 to 1879 and Governor of New South Wales from 1879 to 1885.