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Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore

1829–1912 · 19th century · Also known as Sir Arthur Gordon, Arthur Gordon, Lord Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon

Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, was a British colonial governor and the youngest son of the prime minister Lord Aberdeen. As the first substantive governor of Fiji from 1875 to 1880 he ruled through the chiefs and a Great Council of Chiefs, protected Fijian land from sale and brought indentured labourers from India to work the plantations. He also governed New Brunswick, Trinidad, Mauritius, New Zealand and Ceylon.

Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
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Colony of Fiji

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