Affable New Zealander Governed Ulster

RALPH GREY, the only son of a Wellington accountant married to a teacher, was a New Zealand lawyer destined to become the last Governor of Northern Ireland. As Lord Grey of Naunton he served with quiet distinction in troubled times from 1968 to 1973. As the ‘Troubles’ spread across the Province the affable Kiwi reported that “All sides have been extremely nice to me. I only wish they were a little nicer to each other!”