Eric Woodward
Politician
1899 – 1967
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Who was Eric Woodward?
Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO was an Australian military officer and Viceroy. Following long service in the Australian Army, including terms as Deputy Chief of the General Staff and General Officer Commanding Eastern Command, he was appointed as the Governor of New South Wales from 1957 to 1965, thus becoming the first New South Wales-born Governor of the state.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1899
Hay - Nationality
- Australia
- Education
- Royal Military College, Duntroon
- Died
- Dec 29, 1967
Sydney
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on July 23, 2013
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