Sir James Maxwell Ramsay
20th Governor of Queensland
In office 22 April 1977 – 21 July 1985
Preceded by	Sir Colin Hannah
Succeeded by	Sir Walter Campbell
Born	27 August 1916 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	1 May 1986 (aged 69) Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
Military service
Allegiance	Commonwealth of Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1930 – 1972
Rank	Commodore
Commands	HMAS Warramunga
Battles/wars	Second World War Korean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit (United States)

Commodore Sir James Maxwell Ramsay KCMG, KCVO, CBE, DSC (27 August 1916 – 1 May 1986).

Served as Governor of Queensland, Australia from 22 April 1977 until 21 July 1985 ^[1]

He graduated from the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay in 1933 and had a distinguished naval career. During World War II he served on British and Australian ships in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. He served as Lieutenant governor of Western Australia from 1974 until 1977 ^[2]

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