Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield

Sir Arthur Stanley (1915)

Arthur Lyulph Stanley , 5th Baron Sheffield (born September 14, 1875 in London , United Kingdom ; † August 22, 1931 ibid), was a British politician and governor of the Australian state of Victoria from 1914 to 1920 .

Life

He was the eldest son of Edward Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield , from his marriage to Mary Katherine Bell, daughter of Sir Isaac Bell, 1st Baronet. He attended Eton College , graduated in 1902, a law degree at Balliol College of Oxford University as a Master of Arts and was the Inner Temple as a barrister admitted. As a captain in the British Army , he fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa. In 1905 he married Margaret Evelyn Evans Gordon. From 1906 to 1910 he was a member of the House of Commons as a Liberal Party MP for the Eddisbury constituency in Cheshire .

He was High Sheriff of Anglesey when he was offered the office of Governor of Victoria in November 1913. He accepted, was made Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in January 1914 , and arrived in Melbourne in February 1914 . During his tenure he promoted the purchase of war bonds and military service among the population. In 1917, however, he offered to resign because the office did not offer enough tasks; The Australian ministers were also rather critical of him and forbade any interference. The Colonial Office rejected his request, however, and he remained in office until January 30, 1920.

After his term, he returned briefly in 1923 to Australia and became director of the National Bank of Australasia and of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co . In the same year he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons. When his father died in 1925, he inherited his nobility titles 5th Baron Sheffield , 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley , 4th Baron Eddisbury and 11th Baronet, of Alderley Hall, and became a member of the House of Lords . He died of a bacterial infection on August 22, 1931 after an operation. He left three daughters and two sons.

literature

• Elizabeth Cham: Stanley, Sir Arthur Lyulph (1875-1931) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).

Web links

• Hon. Arthur Stanley at Hansard (English)
• Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield on thepeerage.com

predecessor	Office	successor
Edward Stanley	Baron Sheffield Baron Stanley of Alderley Baron Eddisbury 1925–1931	Edward Stanley