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Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
18th Governor of Tasmania
In office October 21, 1959 – March 25, 1963
Preceded by	Ronald Cross
Succeeded by	Charles Gairdner
Personal details
Born	December 19, 1895 Chelsea, London, England,  United Kingdom
Died	November 30, 1977 Rowallan Castle, Kilmarnock, Scotland  United Kingdom
Spouse	Gwyn Mervyn Grimond

Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, KT, KBE, MC, TD

Born in Chelsea, London, on December 19, 1895, Thomas Corbett succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rowallan on March 19, 1933.

He married Gwyn Mervyn Grimond on 14 August 1918. She was the sister of Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond, the leader of the Liberal Party 1956-67 and daughter of Joseph Bowman Grimond of St. Andrews, Fife.

Lord Rowallan became Governor of Tasmania on October 21, 1959, serving until 1963.

He was Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire from 1945 to 1959. Rowallan was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1957.

Rowallan served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1947 until 1953.

He died at Rowallan Castle, Kilmarnock, Scotland on November 30, 1977.

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