Stanley was the second child and first son of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley and Mary Katherine Bell. On 29 August 1905 he married Margaret Evelyn Evans Gordon. They had five children:
Mary Katherine Adelaide Stanley (30 May 1906 – 1981)
Stanley had been commissioned an officer in the Royal Anglesey Engineers Militia in May 1900, and saw active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War. He was promoted to captain on 6 December 1902.[3]
In 1925 he succeeded his father to the three baronies and was known by the Stanley title. He died in August 1931 of a bacterial infection, actinomycosis. He was succeeded by his son Edward.
In his capacity as former Governor of Victoria, he attended the Covent Garden farewell of the Australian soprano Nellie Melba, and made a speech thanking her for her artistry and war-work. HMV recorded several excerpts of the evening, including Lord Stanley's speech, all of which can be heard on CD today.[4][5]
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For other people named Arthur Stanley see Arthur Stanley disambiguation Arthur Lyulph Stanley 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley KCMG 14 September 1875 22 August 1931 also 5th Baron Sheffield and 4th Baron Eddisbury was an English nobleman and Governor of Victoria from 1914 to 1920 The Right HonourableThe Lord Stanley of AlderleyKCMG14th Governor of VictoriaIn office 23 February 1914 30 January 1920MonarchGeorge VPreceded bySir John Fuller 1st BaronetSucceeded byEarl of StradbrokeMember of Parliamentfor EddisburyIn office 8 February 1906 10 February 1910Preceded byHenry James TollemacheSucceeded byHarry BarnstonMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 18 March 1925 22 August 1931Hereditary PeeragePreceded byThe 4th Baron Stanley of AlderleySucceeded byThe 6th Baron Stanley of AlderleyPersonal detailsBorn 1875 09 14 14 September 1875London EnglandDied22 August 1931 1931 08 22 aged 55 London EnglandSpouseMargaret Evelyn Evans GordonChildrenEdward Stanley 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and family editStanley was the second child and first son of Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley and Mary Katherine Bell On 29 August 1905 he married Margaret Evelyn Evans Gordon They had five children Mary Katherine Adelaide Stanley 30 May 1906 1981 Edward John Stanley 9 October 1907 3 March 1971 the 6th Baron Pamela Margaret Stanley 6 September 1909 30 June 1991 the actress Pamela Stanley 1 Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley 22 October 1915 23 June 1971 the 7th Baron Victoria Venetia Stanley the actress Tordie Woods 29 June 1917 2007 2 Political career editStanley was educated at Eton College and Balliol College University of Oxford where obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1898 In 1902 he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple In 1904 he became a London County Councillor and in 1906 became Liberal Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in Cheshire near the family seat Whilst an MP he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Postmaster General serving under Sydney Buxton His sister Venetia Stanley was a close correspondent of the Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal party H H Asquith Stanley had been commissioned an officer in the Royal Anglesey Engineers Militia in May 1900 and saw active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War He was promoted to captain on 6 December 1902 3 In 1913 he was serving as High Sheriff of Anglesey when he was appointed Governor of Victoria He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George and took up his post on 23 February 1914 He served a five year term and an additional year until relinquishing the post on 30 January 1920 although he had returned to Britain the previous year due to ill health In the 1923 General election he stood unsuccessfully as Liberal candidate for Knutsford losing by 80 votes to Conservative Sir Ernest Makins From 1925 to 1928 he was Chairman of the Royal Colonial Institute and of the East Africa Joint Committee In 1925 he succeeded his father to the three baronies and was known by the Stanley title He died in August 1931 of a bacterial infection actinomycosis He was succeeded by his son Edward In his capacity as former Governor of Victoria he attended the Covent Garden farewell of the Australian soprano Nellie Melba and made a speech thanking her for her artistry and war work HMV recorded several excerpts of the evening including Lord Stanley s speech all of which can be heard on CD today 4 5 References edit Pamela Stanley played Ophelia in Leslie Howard s ill fated 1936 Broadway production of Hamlet Hamlet at IMDb Obituary Tordie Woods TheGuardian com 19 February 2007 No 27501 The London Gazette 5 December 1902 p 8443 From the archive 9 June 1926 Melba s farewell at Covent Garden TheGuardian com 9 June 2010 Nellie Melba the Hayes and London Recordings 1921 26 Naxos 8 110780 JW Classical CD Reviews June 2004 MusicWeb UK External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Arthur Stanley Australian Dictionary of Biography Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities Nether Alderley The Stanley FamilyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHenry James Tollemache Member of Parliament for Eddisbury1906 1910 Succeeded byHarry BarnstonGovernment officesPreceded bySir John Fuller 1st Baronet Governor of Victoria1914 1920 Succeeded byEarl of StradbrokePeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byEdward Stanley Baron Stanley of Alderley1925 1931 Succeeded byEdward StanleyBaron Eddisbury1925 1931Peerage of IrelandPreceded byEdward Stanley Baron Sheffield1925 1931 Succeeded byEdward Stanley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley amp oldid 1207452504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
