Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, GCMG, KJStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912). was a British colonial administrator.
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.[1] 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.
He was Governor of Trinidad from 1866 to 1870.
He was 11th Governor of Mauritius from 21 Feb 1871 to 18 Aug 1874.[2]
He was Governor of Fiji from 1875 to 1880.
He was Governor of New Zealand from 1880 to 1883.
As his final appointment, he was 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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