Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
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Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore GCMG KJStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912). was a British colonial Governor.
The youngest son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, he was educated privately and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1849. After graduating in 1851, he worked as Assistant Private Secretary to the British Prime Minister (his father) between 1852 and 1855.
He was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick between 1861 and 1866, Governor of Trinidad from 1866 to 1870, Governor of Mauritius from 1871 to 1874. Governor of Fiji from 1875 to 1880, Governor of New Zealand from 1880 to 1883, and finally Governor of Ceylon from 1883 to 1890.
He was created 1st Baron Stanmore, of Great Stanmore, Middlesex on 21 August 1893.
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| Preceded by Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton |
Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1861–1866 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Hastings Doyle |
| Preceded by E. E. Bushworth (acting) |
Governor of Trinidad 1866–1870 |
Succeeded by James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Barkly |
Governor of Mauritius 1871–1874 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Purves Phayre |
| Preceded by Sir Hercules Robinson |
Governor of Fiji 1875–1880 |
Succeeded by Sir George William Des Vœux |
| New creation | High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1877–1880 |
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| Preceded by Sir Hercules Robinson |
Governor of New Zealand 1880–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir William Jervois |
| Preceded by John Douglas, acting |
Governor of Ceylon 1883–1890 |
Succeeded by Arthur Elibank Havelock |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Stanmore 1893–1912 |
Succeeded by George Hamilton-Gordon |
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