stepping down as governor. He died shortly after, on 26 October. References External links Papers of Professor Gordon Stanley Reid ( –1989), National Library of Australia The Reid Oration to honour Professor Reid's contribution to public life. Further reading Spillman, Ken (Ed.): A Gentle Man. Memories of Professor Gordon Reid 1923–1989. (1990) 1923 births 1989 deaths Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford Alumni of the London School of Economics Australian National University faculty Australian political scientists Deaths from cancer in Western Australia Companions of the Order of Australia Governors of Western Australia People from Sydney Royal Australian Air Force officers University of Adelaide faculty University of Western Australia faculty Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II 20th-century political scientists