Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck

Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck GCMG PC (10 October 1819 – 29 November 1894) was a British politician who served as the last governor-general of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation.

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Monck
GCMG PC
The Viscount Monck in 1880.
1st Governor General of Canada
In office
1 July 1867  14 November 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterJohn A. Macdonald
Prime Minister
(United Kingdom)
Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byhimself, as Governor General of the Province of Canada
Succeeded byThe Lord Lisgar
Personal details
Born
Charles Stanley Monck

(1819-10-10)10 October 1819
Templemore, Ireland
Died29 November 1894(1894-11-29) (aged 75)
Enniskerry, Ireland
Spouse
Lady Elizabeth Monck
(m. 1844; died 1892)
RelationsCharles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck (grandfather)
Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne (uncle)
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