Frederick Bedford

Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford GCB, GCVO
Bedford as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1903
14th Governor of Western Australia
In office 24 March 1903 – 30 May 1909
Monarch	Edward VII
Premier	Walter James Henry Daglish Hector Rason Newton Moore
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Lawley
Succeeded by	Sir Gerald Strickland
Personal details
Born	(1838-12-24)24 December 1838
Died	30 January 1913(1913-01-30) (aged 74)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1852–1903
Rank	Admiral
Commands	North America and West Indies Station Cape of Good Hope Station
Battles/wars	Crimean War Mahdist War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford, GCB, GCVO (24 December 1838 – 30 January 1913)^[1] was a senior Royal Navy officer and Governor of Western Australia from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909.