What is William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley?
[[File:William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley.jpg|thumb|Lord Dudley]] '''William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley''' {{Small|[[Order of St Patrick|KP]] [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]] [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]]}} (25 May 1867 – 29 June 1932) was a [[British people|British]] [[aristocrat]], [[politician]] and military officer. He was a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. He served as the fourth [[Governor-General of Australia]] from September 1908 to July 1911. Before this, he served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] from 1902 to 1905. Lord Dudley was born in [[London]], [[Middlesex]]. His father was landowner and [[cricketer]] [[William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley]]. His mother was [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[noble]]woman [[Georgina Ward, Countess of Dudley]]. He was married to Rachel Gurney until her death by [[drowning]] in 1920. The couple had seven children. In 1924, he married actress [[Gertie Millar]]. Lord Dudley died of [[cancer]] on 29 June 1932 in London. He was 65.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Cunneen, Chris|title=Dudley, second Earl of (1867–1932)|publisher=[[Australian National University]]|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dudley-second-earl-of-6023|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudley, William Ward, 2nd Earl of}} [[Category:1867 births]] [[Category:1932 deaths]] [[Category:Governors-General of Australia]] [[Category:British Army officers]] [[Category:British Earls]] [[Category:British military personnel of World War I]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in London]] [[Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] [[Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] [[Category:Politicians from London]] [[Category:Lord-lieutenants]] {{Bio-stub}}