Patrick Duncan (South African politician)
Sir Patrick Duncan, GCMG, KStJ, PC, KC (21 December 1870 – 17 July 1943) was the sixth Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1937 until his death in 1943.
Sir Patrick Duncan | |
|---|---|
| 6th Governor-General of South Africa | |
| In office 5 April 1937 – 17 July 1943 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | James Barry Munnik Hertzog Jan Christiaan Smuts |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | Gideon Brand van Zyl |
| Minister for the Interior, Education and Public Health | |
| In office February 1921 – 30 June 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Smuts |
| Preceded by | Thomas Watt F. S. Malan (Education) |
| Succeeded by | Daniel François Malan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1870 Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 17 July 1943 (aged 72) Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Nationality | Anglo-South African (also British subject) |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Dold, Lady Duncan |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Balliol College, Oxford |
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