James Rowland (Australia)
- James Rowland (Australia)
Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Air Marshal The Honourable
name = Sir James Rowland
honorific-suffix = AC KBE DFC AFC RAAF
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order = 33rd
office = Governor of New South Wales
term_start = January 20 1981
term_end = January 20 1989
predecessor = Sir Roden Cutler
successor = Sir David Martin
birth_date = Birth date|1922|11|1|df=y
birth_place = Armidale, New South Wales
death_date = Death date and age|1999|5|27|1922|11|1
death_place = Sydney, New South Wales
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nationality = Australian Flagicon|Australia
spouse =
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allegiance = Commonwealth of Australia
branch = Royal Australian Air Force
serviceyears = 1942–1979
rank = Air Marshal
unit =
commands =
battles=World War II
Korean War
awards = Companion of the Order of Australia
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross
laterwork=Governor of New South Wales
President of the Royal Humane Society
Chancellor of the University of Sydney
Air Marshal Sir James Anthony Rowland AC KBE DFC AFC RAAF (Armidale, November 1, 1922 – May 27, 1999) was Chief of Air Force (March 1975 - March 1979) and Governor of New South Wales January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989. In honour of Sir James Rowland, Northholm Grammar School In NSW, named one of their four houses after him. Sir James formally opened Northholm Grammar in 1983, and the school is now celebrating 20 years of operation.He was Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1990 to 1991.
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