Lord Somers and Lindsay Orr.
Lord Somers and Lindsay Orr.
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COLLECTIONBalnarring and District Historical Society
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HISTORYLord Somers and Lindsay Orr (?).
Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers (1887-1944), governor, was born on 20 March 1887 at Freshwater, Isle of Wight. A shrewd and successful governor from 28 June 1926 to 23 June 1931, he was respected by politicians, although he privately lamented their lack of political ability. He administered the Commonwealth as acting governor-general from 3 October 1930 to 22 January 1931. He became chief commissioner of the scouts in 1932, largely running the movement as deputy chief scout in 1935-41. Designated by Lord Baden-Powell as his successor, Somers was appointed chief scout for Great Britain in 1941 and subsequently for the British Commonwealth. Lord-lieutenant of Herefordshire (1933). (from Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, (MUP), 1990).
Lord Somers instigated the formation of Lord Somers Camp and the district of Balnarring East was renamed after him.
