Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO PC
6th Governor General of Canada
In office 1 May 1888 – 18 September 1893
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	John A. Macdonald John Abbott John Thompson
Preceded by	The Marquess of Lansdowne
Succeeded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
President of the Board of Trade
In office 3 August 1886 – 21 February 1888
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
In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by	The Earl Granville
Secretary of State for War
In office 2 April 1878 – 21 April 1880
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Beaconsfield
Preceded by	Gathorne Hardy
Succeeded by	Hugh Childers
Personal details
Born	(1841-01-15)15 January 1841 London, England
Died	14 June 1908(1908-06-14) (aged 67) Holwood, Kent, England
Nationality	British Canadian
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lady Constance Villiers ​ ​ (m. 1864)​
Children	10, including: Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Victor Stanley Arthur Stanley George Stanley Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy
Parents	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham
Alma mater	Harrow Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1862–1908
Rank	Captain Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Honorary Colonel
Unit	Grenadier Guards 1st Royal Lancashire Militia 5th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool)

Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (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 Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and 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, the championship trophy in ice hockey. Stanley was also one of the original inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame.