Frederick Arthur Stanley, Baron Stanley of Preston, 16th Earl of Derby, governor general of Canada 1888-93 (b at London, Eng 15 Jan 1841; d at Holwood, Eng 14 June 1908). His father was 3 times British PM, and Stanley himself was an MP 1865-86, and then sat in the House of Lords. He was a member of the government 1874-80 and 1885-88, including a short stint as secretary of state for the colonies. Although a strong advocate of closer ties between Great Britain and dominions such as Canada, he was a publicly shy and politically careful governor general. He is primarily remembered for his donation in 1893 of the STANLEY CUP, designed to determine a Canadian hockey champion in a fair and uniform manner.
 Stanley, Frederick ArthurStanley’s sons’ interest in sports prompted him to provide a trophy and medal for curling, and a cup for hockey, which was eventually called the Stanley Cup, the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America (courtesy National Archives of Canada/C-22832).
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