Sir Frederick Bedford | |
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![]() 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 | 24 December 1838 |
Died | 30 January 1913 | (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.
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