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Sir Frederick Napier Broome ( 18421896 ) was Governor of Western Australia from 1883 to 1889 .

He was born in Canada , but was living in England in 1865, when he married Mary Anne Barker . The couple then moved to New Zealand . Before being appointed to Governor Of Western Australia , he had served as colonial secretary in Natal and Mauritius , including Lieutenant-Governor Of Mauritius .

After serving as Governor of Western Australia, he served as acting Governor Of Barbados in the West Indies and then Governor Of Trinidad . He died in London in 1896 .

The town of Broome on the Kimberley Coast is named after him.


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  Before Sir William Robinson
  Title Governor Of Western Australia
  Years 1883 &ndash 1889