Politician and Keen sportsman. 16th Earl of Derby. Born London, second son of Prime Minister Lord Stanley. Governor General of Canada, 1888 - 1893. His sons became keen hockey players so he and his wife followed the sport. In 1892 gave the original Stanley Cup to Canada to commemorate amateur and then professional ice hockey. Left Canada when his brother died and he consequently became the 16th Earl of Derby. Died at Holwood, his house in Kent.
The picture shows his statue in Stanley Park Vancouver.
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Lord Stanley of Preston
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Lord Stanley of Preston
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Dr H. Mansfield Robinson
Shoreditch Vestry Clerk (1891–1899) and Town Clerk (1900–1911) and … communicator with Martians. Our colleague Andrew Behan found Robinson’s other life: between 1918 and 1933 he claimed to be rece...
1 memorial
W. H. Clark
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
1 memorial
Councillor John Hall
Vice Chairman Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
1 memorial
T. Dickinson
Church warden of Holy Trinity, Sloane Square in 1889.
1 memorial
Alderman J. E. A. King
Housing Committee Parmiter Street, 1926. Alderman and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, and on the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926. Member of the LCC and a Councillor on the Bethn...
2 memorials
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Charles Stenhouse
Alderman Charles Stenhouse. Mayor of Harrow in February 1969. Our image is a screen grab from a video at London's Screen Archives showing Stenhouse in 1975 officiating at a rather dull presentation...
1 memorial
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