Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th

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, (15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908) styled as Hon. Frederick Stanley from 1844 to 1886 and as The Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a

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politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and

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from 1888 to 1893. An avid sportsman, he built Stanley House Stables in England and is famous in North America for presenting Canada with the Stanley Cup. Stanley was also one of the original inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Background and education

Stanley was the second son of Prime Minister

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, and the Hon. Emma Caroline, daughter of

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. He was born in London, and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He received a commission in the

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'', 5 November 1891. He later served as

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Commandant of the part-time

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from 23 June 1874 (though his political duties often kept him away from the regiment's annual training) and became Honorary Colonel of its successor, the 3rd and 4th Battalions, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), from 27 February 1886 until his death.

Political career

As the Hon Frederick Stanley he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (for Preston from 1865 to 1868,

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from 1868 to 1885 and Blackpool from 1885 to 1886). In government, he served as a

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(1868), Financial Secretary to the War Office (1874–1878), Secretary to the Treasury (1878),

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(1878–1880) and Colonial Secretary (1885–1886). In 1886, he was created Baron Stanley of Preston, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. He served as President of the Board of Trade (1886–1888), remaining in that office until he was appointed

. Derby was a Freemason.

Governor General of Canada

Stanley was appointed the Governor General of Canada and Commander in Chief of

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on 1 May 1888. During his term as Governor General, he travelled often and widely throughout the country. His visit to western Canada in 1889 gave him a lasting appreciation of the region's great natural beauty as well as permitting him to meet the people of Canada's

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and many western ranchers and farmers. During his visit, he dedicated

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, which is named after him. He also experienced the joys of fishing and avidly pursued the sport whenever his busy schedule allowed. As governor general, Stanley was the third holder of that office to whom

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granted the power of granting pardons to offenders or remitting sentences and fines and the power of mitigating capital or any other sentence. When

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died in office of heart failure on 6 June 1891, Stanley lost the close friendship he had enjoyed with Macdonald. He asked

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to take over as prime minister. Once the government was in place, Abbott resigned for health reasons and turned the government over to John Thompson. Stanley helped cement the non-political role of the governor general when, in 1891, he refused to agree to a controversial motion in the House of Commons. The motion called on him as governor general to disallow the government of Quebec's Jesuit Estates Act, which authorized paying $400,000 as compensation for land granted to the Jesuits by the King of France. The opposition to the bill was introduced by the other provinces who were motivated by mistrust of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec. Stanley declined to interfere, citing the proposed disallowal as unconstitutional. In holding to this decision, he gained popularity by refusing to compromise the viceregal position of political neutrality. Stanley's wife, whom

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described as "an able and witty woman", made a lasting contribution during her husband's term of office. In 1891, she founded the

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on Rideau Street, the first nursing school in Ottawa. She was also an enthusiastic fan of

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games at the

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NHL Stanley Cup

Stanley's sons became avid ice hockey players in Canada, playing in amateur leagues in Ottawa, and Lord and Lady Stanley became staunch hockey fans. In 1892, Stanley gave Canada a treasured national icon, the Stanley Cup, known originally as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. He originally donated the trophy as a challenge cup for Canada's best amateur hockey club, but in 1909, it became contested by professional teams exclusively. Since 1926, only teams of the

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have competed for the trophy. This now-famous cup bears Stanley's name as a tribute to his encouragement and love of outdoor life and sport in Canada. In recognition of this, he was inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945 in the "Honoured Builders" category. The original size of the Stanley Cup was and is now around and weighs .

Later years

Stanley's term as Governor General of Canada was due to end in September 1893. However, in April of that year, his elder brother, the 15th Earl of Derby, died. Stanley succeeded him as the 16th

. As a result, Stanley, now known as Lord Derby, left Canada on 15 July 1893 and returned to England. An administrator was appointed to fulfil his duties until

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was sworn in that September. Also in 1893, Toronto's " New Fort York" (built in 1841) was renamed The Stanley Barracks in honour of Lord Stanley. Back with his family in England, he soon became the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the first Chancellor of the

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, Liverpool is also named after him. In November 1901 Lord Derby was elected Mayor of Preston for the following year, and took part in the 1902 Preston Guild. He later received the honorary freedom of the borough of Preston, with which his family had been associated for centuries. During the last years of his life, he increasingly dedicated himself to philanthropic work. He was founder president of the committee for the building of

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in 1901.Guide to the Anglican cathedral. He helped fund the Coronation Park,

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, in 1905.

Family

Constance Derby Countess of Derby by William Notman

Derby married Lady Constance Villiers, daughter of

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, on 31 May 1864. She was born in 1840. They had eight sons and two daughters (of whom one son and one daughter died as children). Her Ladyship remained and several of their children lived in Canada throughout his term as Governor-General. She was responsible for the foundation of the

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, as well as a Maternity Hospital. She was president of the $4,000 fund instituted by the women of Canada for the presentation of a wedding gift to the present Prince and Princess of Wales: a sleigh, robes, harnesses and horses and a canoe. In 1890

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(the future King George V) was their guest at Rideau Hall. In 1903

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was their guest at their residence, St. James Square, London, England. Their 10 children (8 boys; 2 girls) were: * Edward George Villiers Stanley (1865-1948), who succeeded his father as 17th Earl of Derby. * Katherine Mary Stanley (circa 1866-21 October 1871). * Hon. Sir Victor Albert Stanley (1867–1934), was an Admiral in the

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who married a Canadian lady, the daughter of Hon. C. E. Pooley, KC, of British Columbia. * Hon.

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(1869-1947). * Geoffrey Stanley (18 November 1869 – 16 March 1871). * Hon. Ferdinand Charles Stanley, was educated at

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and Sandhurst, before joining the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1891, rising to the rank of Brigadier-General. He married the Hon. Alexandra Fellowes, the eldest daughter of William Henry Fellowes, Baron de Ramsey; they lived at 8 Cornwall Terrace,

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, London, now renamed Stanley House. * Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon.

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(1872–1938),

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, MP, junior minister and

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. Married Lady Beatrix Taylour (died 1944), daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort; they had a daughter. * Hon. Col. Algernon Francis Stanley (1872-1962), married the widow Mary Cavendish Crichton (her late husband Lt-Col. Henry William, son of

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was KIA in 1914 on the Western Front), daughter of

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. They had one son and a daughter. *

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, was their longest-living child, living until 1963. She was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. She is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey, played at

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in 1899. Her role as a women's hockey pioneer is recognized in women's hockey with both the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award, given across women's hockey in Canada, and the

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, the

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's championship trophy. * Lt.-Col. Hon. Frederick William Stanley (1878-1942), married Lady Alexandra Louise Elizabeth Acheson, the daughter of

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and

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on 17 June 1905. They had one son and two daughters, one of whom married the son of Lieutenant-General Sir George Sidney Clive. He would go on to serve and be wounded in the

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, and later the First World War. Derby died on 14 June 1908, aged 67, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward, who also became a distinguished politician. Lady Derby died on 17 April 1922.

Legacy

After

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made the first ascent of

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in 1901, he named the mountain after Lord Derby.

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and Stanley Theatre were also named after him, as was

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. The Preston Squadron of cadets at the

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was named in his honour.

, an area that famously separates

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and

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, the home grounds of English

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football teams

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and Everton F.C., was named after him. Stanley House Inn, named for Lord Stanley and was built as his summer residence in 1888 along the Cascapedia River. The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup is today known as the Stanley Cup and is awarded to the winning team of the

playoffs each season. In October 2017, Lord Stanley's Gift Monument was erected in Ottawa at Sparks Street and Elgin Street, near the location of the dinner party announcing the Cup at the Russell House, which has since been demolished. Stanley Quay, later renamed Stanley Street, in

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, Australia, was named after him at the time he was Colonial Secretary.

Honorary degrees

* Queen's University in

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(

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) in 1889

Honorific eponyms

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* Stanley, Nova Scotia *

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* Stanley (

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), Ontario *

, Vancouver,

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, UK * Stanley Peak (Ball Range) (

) * Rue Stanley, Montréal, Québec Stanley Street (Montreal) * Stanley Avenue,

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, Queensland * Stanley Street, Townsville, Queensland *

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Arms

Notes

References

* ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. *
Maj R.J.T. Williamson & Col J. Lawson Whalley, ''History of the Old County Regiment of Lancashire Militia'', London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1888.

External links

*
Website of the Governor General of Canada
*
Lord Stanley's Glacier hike

Photograph: Lord Stanley in 1889. McCord Museum

Photograph: Lord Stanley in 1889. McCord Museum

Photograph: His Excellency Lord Stanley and snowshoes in 1890. McCord Museum
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