Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore GCMG KStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator. He had extensive contact with Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
The Right Honourable The Lord Stanmore GCMG KStJ | |
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Arthur Gordon circa 1870–1880. | |
| 9th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| In office 26 October 1861 – 30 September 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Premier |
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| Preceded by | John Manners Sutton |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hastings Doyle |
| 19th Governor of Trinidad | |
| In office 7 November 1866 – 1870 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | E. E. Bushworth |
| Succeeded by | James Robert Longden |
| 11th Governor of British Mauritius | |
| In office 21 February 1871 – 18 August 1874 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Barkly |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Phayre |
| 1st High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
| In office June 1875 – January 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Hercules Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Des Vœux |
| 2nd Governor of Fiji | |
| In office June 1875 – January 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Hercules Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Des Vœux |
| 9th Governor of New Zealand | |
| In office 29 November 1880 – 24 June 1882 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Premier | |
| Preceded by | Sir Hercules Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Jervois |
| 16th Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 3 December 1883 – 28 May 1890 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | John Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Havelock (Acting governor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1829 London, England |
| Died | 30 January 1912 (aged 82) |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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