War. Viscount Galway and his wife received numerous gifts during his time as governor-general. Some were returned to New Zealand around the time of the sale of the family house Serlby Hall, and were donated to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1980. Galway was a freemason. During his term as governor-general, he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. In the 1937 Coronation Honours, he was appointed a member of the Privy Council. Later years and death Upon his return to England, Galway held the honorary post of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire under the 7th Duke of Portland. He died suddenly on 27 March 1943 in Blyth. Arms References External links Short biography by the office of the Governor-General |- 1882 births 1943 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Governors-General of New Zealand Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire British Life Guards officers Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order New Zealand Freemasons Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom