William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
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William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield (3 January 1883 – 20 November 1969) was a British politician, Governor of Victoria and Acting Governor-General of Australia.
Early life
Born in Gatton, Queensland, Australia. He was the son of Hon. William Arcedeckne Vanneck and Mary Armstrong. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, whereafter he joined the 13th/18th Hussars reaching the rank of captain. He succeeded his uncle in 1915 as 5th Baron Huntingfield of Heveningham Hall and 7th Baronet Vanneck of Putney.Political career
Between 1923 and 1929 he was member for Eye in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was successively Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Home Office 1926–7, and then to the President of the Board of Trade between 1927–8.Governorships
In 1934 William Vanneck became the Governor of Victoria, Australia. His term expired in 1939. He served as Acting Governor-General of Australia between March 1938 and September 1938.Although he was offered and appointed as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Southern Rhodesia in 1942 he did not take up the position.
Honours
He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St Michael and St George in 1934. He was Colonel of the 58th Battalion, Company of London Home Guard during World War II. He was given the rank of Honorary Air Commodore in No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Finally he was invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem.|-style="text-align: center; background: #cccccc;" |align="center" colspan="3"|}}} |- style="text-align: center;"
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