Lord Stanley of Preston
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The Right Honourable the Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO PC |
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| 6th Governor General of Canada | |
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In office 11 June 1888 – 18 September 1893 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Canadian: John A. Macdonald John Abbott John Thompson British: Marquess of Salisbury William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 3 August 1886 – 21 February 1888 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | A. J. Mundella |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
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In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
| Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 2 April 1878 – 21 April 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Preceded by | Gathorne Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Childers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 January 1841 London, UK |
| Died | 14 June 1908 (aged 67) Holwood, Kent, UK |
| Nationality | British Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Constance Villiers (1840–1922) |
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| Alma mater |
Eton Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO PC (15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908), known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the sixth Governor General of Canada, 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.
Derby was the second son of Prime Minister Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and the Hon. Emma Caroline, daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale. He was born in London and was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He received a commission in the Grenadier Guards, rising to the rank of Captain.
Derby left the army for politics, serving as a Conservative Member of Parliament (for Preston from 1865 to 1868, North Lancashire from 1868 to 1885 and Blackpool from 1885 to 1886). In government, he served as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty (1868), Financial Secretary to the War Office (1874–1878), Secretary to the Treasury (1878), War Secretary (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 Governor General of Canada.
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