Frederick Arthur Stanley (1841-1908)

He was the second son of the Prime Minister, 14th Earl of Derby. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst and became a Captain in the Grenadier Guards. He resigned from the army to enter politics. He was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston. He was 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 and was appointed President of the Board of Trade (1886-1888). From 1888 to 1893, he served as the 6th Governor-General of Canada. In 1893, he donated the cup that still bears his name: The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champions of the National Hockey League.