Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
British politician and first Governor General of Canada (1819–1894) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck GCMG PC (10 October 1819 – 29 November 1894) was a British politician who served as the last governor-general of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation.
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Quick Facts 1st Governor General of Canada, Monarch ...
The Viscount Monck | |
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1st Governor General of Canada | |
In office 1 July 1867 – 14 November 1868[1] | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald |
Prime Minister (United Kingdom) | Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
Preceded by | himself, as Governor General of the Province of Canada |
Succeeded by | The Lord Lisgar |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Stanley Monck (1819-10-10)10 October 1819 Templemore, Ireland |
Died | 29 November 1894(1894-11-29) (aged 75) Enniskerry, Ireland |
Spouse |
Lady Elizabeth Monck
(m. 1844; died 1892) |
Relations | Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck (grandfather) Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne (uncle) |
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