In 1927 he was appointed as South Africa's Governor-General by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, to replace Prince Arthur of Connaught and he occupied that Vice-regal post until being succeeded by the 6th Earl of Clarendon in 1930.
He was appointed as South Africa's Governor-General by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. This was in 1927. This was to replace Prince Arthur of Connaught. He occupied that Vice-regal post until. He was being succeeded by the 6th Earl of Clarendon in 1930.