About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, Caryll Molyneux, 3rd Viscount Molyneux, Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth, Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton, Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes, James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby, James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, Simon Towneley, Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth, William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton, William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby. Excerpt: Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (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, and is most famous for presenting the Stanley Cup. Stanley was a Freemason. 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. Stanley was appointed the Governor General of Canada and Commander in Chief of Prince Edward Island on May 1, 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 First Nations and many western ranchers and farmers. During his visit he dedicated Stanley Park, which is named after him. He also experienced the joys of fishing and avidly pursued the sport whenever his busy schedule allowed. As G
