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William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow, GCMG, PC, DL (7 March 1853 – 23 October 1911), was a British Conservative politician. He held several governmental positions between 1880 and 1905 and was also Governor of New Zealand between 1889 and 1892.
He was educated at Eton College and then briefly entered Exeter College, Oxford. In 1870, on the death of his great-uncle Arthur George, third earl of Onslow, he succeeded to the title and the family seat of Clandon Park in Surrey.
1889 - 1892. Role: Governor of New Zealand. Born in 1853, Sir William Hillier Onslow, Bt. 4th Earl, was educated at Eton and Oxford. He inherited his title in 1874. He was Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, Under-secretary of State for the Colonies, Vice-president of the Colonial Conference 1887 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.
William 4th Earl of Onslow. William was only 17 years old when he became the 4th Earl and owner of Clandon Park in 1870. He began immediately repairing and redecorating, selling land to pay for works on the house and estate. He also started buying back family heirlooms that had been sold at auction. Improving Clandon’s garden
Onslow, William Hillier, 1853 - 1911, 4th Earl of Onslow; Onslow, Richard, 1876 - 1945, 5th Earl of Onslow; Hillier family of Clandon Park, West Clandon; West Clandon, Surrey; Administrative / biographical background: William Hillier Onslow was born on 7 March 1853, the only child of George Augustus Cranley Onslow (1813-1855).
Governor of New Zealand (1889-1892) Often referred to as Lord Onslow. See DNZB (Vol 2, 1870-1900, p365-366). In 1875 he married Florence Clouston Gardner, eldest daughter of Lord Gardner.
(1853–1911). Thirteenth Governor of New Zealand. A new biography of Onslow, William Hillier appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site.
