Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore

John Douglas
John Douglas
Succeeded by	Arthur Havelock; (Acting governor)
Personal details
Born	26 November 1829; London, England
Died	30 January 1912 (aged 82)
Parent	George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (father);
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore

KStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912)^[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator. He had extensive contact with Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone

.

Career

Gordon was born at Argyll House,^[2] his family's townhouse in London, in 1829.^[3] He was the youngest son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen and his second wife, Harriet Douglas. His mother was the widow of Viscount Hamilton.^[3]

Gordon was educated privately and then at

Cambridge Union Society in 1849.^[4]

After graduating in 1851, he worked as Assistant Private Secretary to the

High Commissioner of the Western Pacific

, but that gave little additional power. He held a number of colonial governorships:

Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 1861–1866,^[5] securing New Brunswick's assent to Canadian Confederation^[6]

Governor of Trinidad, 1866–1870.^[7]
11th Governor of Mauritius, 21 February 1871 – 18 August 1874^[8]^[9]
Governor of Fiji from 1875 to 1880.^[10]^[11]
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1877-1880 ^[12]^[13]
Governor of New Zealand, 29 November 1880 – 24 June 1882 ^[14]

Governor of Ceylon, 1883–1890.^[15]

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

County of Middlesex on 21 August 1893.^[18]

In 1897, Lord Stanmore became the chairman of the Pacific Islands Company Ltd ('PIC'). Formed by

Banaba (then known as Ocean Island) and Nauru.^[19] John T. Arundel and Lord Stanmore were responsible for financing the new opportunities and negotiating with the German company that controlled the licences to mine in Nauru. In 1902, the interests of PIC were merged with Jaluit Gesellschaft of Hamburg, to form the Pacific Phosphate Company, ('PPC') to engage in phosphate mining in Banaba and Nauru.^[20]

Gordon's ethnographic collection from Fiji, which was assembled during his Governorship, was donated to the British Museum in 1878.^[21]

He was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts in March 1900.^[22]

Works

William Ewart Gladstone, Baron Arthur Hamilton-Gordon Stanmore (1961). Gladstone-Gordon correspondence, 1851–1896: selections from the private correspondence of a British Prime Minister and a colonial Governor, Volume 51. American Philosophical Society. p. 116.
ISBN 9780871695147
. Retrieved 28 June 2010.(Volume 51, Issue 4 of new series, American Philosophical Society Volume 51, Part 4 of Transactions Series Volume 51, Part 4 of Transactions of the American Philosophical Society new ser v. 51, no. 4)(Original from the University of California)

Personal life and death

On 20 September 1865, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, wed Rachel Emily Shaw Lefevre in London. The couple had a daughter and a son.^{[citation needed]}

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1861.^[23]

Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore died on 30 January 1912 in Chelsea, London.^{[citation needed]}

References

^
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^ 1891 England Census
^ ^a ^b Tyler, W. P. N. "Gordon, Arthur Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Gordon, the Hon. Arthur Charles Hamilton (GRDN846AC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "No. 22548". The London Gazette. 17 September 1861. p. 3745.
^ Newbury, Colin (Spring 2011). "Biography and Patronage in Crown Colony Governorships: Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon and "Personal Administration"" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 9: 1–36.
^ "No. 23133". The London Gazette. 3 July 1866. p. 3816.
^ "No. 23655". The London Gazette. 4 October 1870. p. 4345.
^ "Mauritius". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ "No. 24178". The London Gazette. 5 February 1875. p. 475.
^ Paul Knaplund, "Sir Arthur Gordon and Fiji: Some Gordon-Gladstone Letters." Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand 8#31 (1958) pp 281–296.
^ "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5455.
^ "No. 24523". The London Gazette. 20 November 1877. p. 6313.
^ "No. 24873". The London Gazette. 13 August 1880. p. 4462.
^ "No. 25253". The London Gazette. 24 July 1883. p. 3699.
^ "No. 23709". The London Gazette. 24 February 1871. p. 696.
^ "No. 24623". The London Gazette. 10 September 1878. p. 5081.
^ "No. 26437". The London Gazette. 1 September 1893. p. 4994.
^ Albert F. Ellis, (1935) Ocean Island and Nauru: Their Story, Chapter IV
^ Maslyn Williams & Barrie Macdonald (1985) The Phosphateers
^ "Collection search: You searched for". British Museum. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ "No. 27174". The London Gazette. 16 March 1900. p. 1791.
^ "No. 22536". The London Gazette. 6 August 1861. p. 3274.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Wells Francis Charles Lawley	Member of Parliament for Beverley 1854 – 1857 With: William Wells	Succeeded by Edward Glover William Denison
Government offices
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 William Des Vœux
New creation	High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1877–1880	Succeeded by Sir William Des Vœux
Preceded by Sir Hercules Robinson	Governor of New Zealand 1880–1882	Succeeded by Sir William Jervois
Preceded by John Douglas acting governor	Governor of Ceylon 1883–1890	Succeeded by Arthur Havelock
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Stanmore 1893–1912	Succeeded by George Hamilton-Gordon

[rayment-1] 
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[1891census-2] 1891 England Census

[DNZB_Baron_Stanmore-3] Tyler, W. P. N. "Gordon, Arthur Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[4] "Gordon, the Hon. Arthur Charles Hamilton (GRDN846AC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[5] "No. 22548". The London Gazette. 17 September 1861. p. 3745.

[6] Newbury, Colin (Spring 2011). "Biography and Patronage in Crown Colony Governorships: Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon and "Personal Administration"" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 9: 1–36.

[7] "No. 23133". The London Gazette. 3 July 1866. p. 3816.

[8] "No. 23655". The London Gazette. 4 October 1870. p. 4345.

[9] "Mauritius". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[10] "No. 24178". The London Gazette. 5 February 1875. p. 475.

[11] Paul Knaplund, "Sir Arthur Gordon and Fiji: Some Gordon-Gladstone Letters." Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand 8#31 (1958) pp 281–296.

[12] "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5455.

[13] "No. 24523". The London Gazette. 20 November 1877. p. 6313.

[14] "No. 24873". The London Gazette. 13 August 1880. p. 4462.

[15] "No. 25253". The London Gazette. 24 July 1883. p. 3699.

[16] "No. 23709". The London Gazette. 24 February 1871. p. 696.

[17] "No. 24623". The London Gazette. 10 September 1878. p. 5081.

[18] "No. 26437". The London Gazette. 1 September 1893. p. 4994.

[19] Albert F. Ellis, (1935) Ocean Island and Nauru: Their Story, Chapter IV

[20] Maslyn Williams & Barrie Macdonald (1985) The Phosphateers

[21] "Collection search: You searched for". British Museum. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[22] "No. 27174". The London Gazette. 16 March 1900. p. 1791.

[23] "No. 22536". The London Gazette. 6 August 1861. p. 3274.

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