George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon

The Earl of Clarendon
5th Governor-General of South Africa
In office
26 January 1931  5 April 1937
Monarchs
Prime MinisterJ. B. M. Hertzog
Preceded byThe Earl of Athlone
Succeeded bySir Patrick Duncan
Personal details
Born
George Herbert Hyde Villiers

7 June 1877
Dublin, Ireland
Died13 December 1955(1955-12-13) (aged 78)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseAdeline Verena Isabel Cocks
Children3
Parent(s)Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
Lady Caroline Agar
OccupationPolitician, Colonial administrator

George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (7 June 1877 – 13 December 1955), styled Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician from the Villiers family. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937.