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Charles Stanley Monckb. 10 Oct 1819, Templemore, Co. Tipperary, Ireland |
| Title: | Governor General of Canada = Gouverneur général du Canada |
| Term: | 1 Jul 1867 - 2 Feb 1869 |
| Chronology: | 1 Jun 1867, appointed by Letters Patent constituting the office, naming the office holder and giving formal instructions, under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet |
| 1 Jul 1867, oath of allegiance, oath of office and oath of Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada taken, public ceremony, Executive Council Chamber, Ottawa, Ontario [2] | |
| 2 Feb 1869, termination of appointment with the installation of a successor [3][4] | |
| Names/titles: | 4th Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon (Ireland) [from 20 Apr 1849]; 4th Baron Monck of Ballytrammon, Co. Wexford (Ireland) [from 20 Apr 1849]; 1st Baron Monck of Ballytrammon, Co. Wexford (UK) [from 12 Jul 1866]; Sir Charles Stanley Monck [from 1869, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George] |
| Biography: | |
Eldest son of Charles Joseph Kelly Monck, 3rd Viscount Monck; educated as lawyer at Trinity College, Dublin, and then at the Inns of Court; was called to the Irish bar at King's Inn (1841); succeeded to the peerage of Ireland (1849); elected (1852) to the United Kingdom House of Commons as a Liberal member from Portsmouth; served as a lord of the treasury (1855-1858); was appointed Governor General of British North America (28 Oct 1861 - 1 Jul 1867); displayed considerable diplomatic skill in dealing with Canadian-American tensions; influenced strengthening of the Canadian federation, overcoming opposition in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; as a mark of favor, the government extended his term so that he become the first Governor General of Canada (1 Jul 1867 - 2 Feb 1869); after the end of his term, he was knighted and appointed to the U.K. privy council; returned to Ireland and served as Lord Lieutenant of the County of Dublin (1874-1892). |
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| Biographical sources: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 12 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990) | |
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| [1] | Sessional papers, vol. 7, No. 22. |
| [2] | The Globe, Toronto, Tuesday, July 2, 1867, Vol. XXIV, No. 157, p. 2. |
| [3] | The Canada Gazette. No. 32. Ottawa, Saturday, February 6, 1869. PP. 453-454. |
| [4] | After Monck permanently left Canada, his functions were taken over by Sir Charles Ash Windham as Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of Canada = Administrateur du Gouvernement de la Puissance du Canada (14 Nov 1868 - 1 Dec 1868), who continued in office until the installation of Sir John Young to hold the same office (The Canada Gazette. No. 21. Ottawa, Saturday, November 21, 1868. PP. 299-300). The term of office of Monck did not formally end until Sir John Young was installed as Governor General in and over the Dominion of Canada = Gouverneur Général dans et sur la Puissance du Canada on 2 Feb 1869. |
| Image: photograph, Archives nationales du Québec, c. 1860. | |
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