Herwald Ramsbotham
Herwald Ramsbotham GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, PC (6 March 1887 – 30 January 1971) otherwise known as "The Viscount Solabry", was a British politician. He was a government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as the Governor-General of Ceylon between 1949 and 1954.
The Viscount Soulbury | |
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| Minister of Pensions | |
| In office 30 July 1936 – 7 June 1939 | |
| Monarch | Edward VIII George VI |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Robert Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Walter Womersley, Bt |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 7 June 1939 – 3 April 1940 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl De La Warr |
| President of the Board of Education | |
| In office 3 April 1940 – 20 July 1941 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Earl De La Warr |
| Succeeded by | R. A. Butler |
| Governor-General of Ceylon | |
| In office 6 July 1949 – 17 July 1954 | |
| Monarch | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| Succeeded by | Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1887 |
| Died | January 30, 1971 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |