George Frederick Stanley
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Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable Sir George Frederick Stanley GCSI GCIE CMG |
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Portrait by Oswald Birley (detail)
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| Governor of Madras | |
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In office 11 November 1929 – 16 May 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Norman Marjoribanks (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Usman of Madras (acting) |
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In office 15 August 1934 – 16 November 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Usman of Madras (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Erskine, Lord Erskine |
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| Born | 14 October 1872 |
| Died | 1 July 1938 (aged 65) United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Frederick Stanley GCSI GCIE CMG (14 October 1872 – 1 July 1938) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician who served as a member of the UK Parliament for Preston and later, Willesden East. He also served the Governor of Madras from 1929 to 1934 and as Acting Viceroy of India in 1934.
The sixth son of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Stanley was educated at Wellington and at Woolwich. In 1903 he married Lady Beatrix Taylour, youngest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Headfort.
He entered the Royal Horse Artillery in 1893 and was promoted to Captain in 1900. He served in the Second Boer War in 1899–1900 and was Adjutant with the Honourable Artillery Company from 1904–1909. He later served in World War I and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the CMG in 1916.
He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1910–1922 and for Willesden East from 1924–1929.
He held office as Comptroller of the Household from 1919 until 1921, as Financial Secretary to the War Office from 1921–1922, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1922–1923, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions from 1924–1929. He was Governor of Madras from 1929–1934.
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