Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908) was the Governor General of Canada from 1888–1893. In North America, he is best known for donating a trophy to be given to Canada's best amateur hockey club. That trophy, a silver cup now known as the Stanley Cup later became the trophy awarded to the champion of the National Hockey League. Lord Stanley bought the cup in 1892 for $50. In 1945, he was one of the first people inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the "Builders" category.^[1] Stanley Park in Vancouver is named after him and he went to see it on October 26, 1889.^[2] During his career, he was the mayor of Liverpool and Preston.

1. ↑ "Builder Inductees - Lord (of Preston) Stanley". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
2. ↑ "This Week in History: 1889: Lord Stanley finally sees his park, a year after it opened". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2023.