Gigantic Book of Famous Canadians

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Gigantic BookofFamous Canadians
Celebrating Our People

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• the 804 class of 2005

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Index

• Lord Stanley of Preston
• Tommy Douglas
• Wayne Gretzky
• Pierre Elliot Trudeau
• David Suzuki
• James Cameron
• Billy Bishop
• James Naismith
• Peter Gzowski
• Sir John A. MacDonald
• Nellie McClung
• Rene Levesque
• The Group of Seven
• Tim Horton
• Joseph Howe

• 16) Sir Sanford Fleming
• 17) Don Cherry
• 18) Jean Vanier
• 19) Terry Fox
• 20) John Candy
• 21) Dr. Wilder Penfield
• 22) K.C. Irving
• 23) Elizabeth Arden
• 24) Roberta Bondar
• 25) Leonard Cohen
• 26) Stompin Tom Connors
• 27) Louis Riel
• 28) Glenn Gould
• 29) Farley Mowat
• 30) Geddy Lee

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Lord Stanley of Preston
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley

• (1841-1908)

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Lord Stanley of Preston

• Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, the 16th Earl of
  Derby, (Lord Stanley of Preston) was born in
  London, England on January 15, 1841.
• Was schooled at famous Eton College and
  Sandhurst.
• Married Lady Constance Villiers, daughter of the
  Earl of Clarendon and had ten children.
• Many of them became fond of the game of hockey in
  Canada.
• He died June 14, 1908

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Governor General (1888-1893)

• The Governor General serves as the representative
  of the Canadian Monarch (king or queen). The
  queen at the time was Queen Victoria.
• Since the establishment of the Dominion of Canada
  in 1867 the Governor General has remained as a
  symbolic representative of the Crown and of the
  British Government, while actual political power
  is given to the Prime Minister of Canada.
• Since Canada is a constitutional monarchy, the
  Governor General's role is almost always limited
  to ceremonial and public relation functions but
  the position is also a significant symbol and
  reminder of Canadas connection to Great Britain.
• The monarch appoints the Governor General on the
  advice of the Prime Minister of Canada. From 1867
  to 1952, every Governor General was a subject of
  the United Kingdom. After this date the position
  was filled by Canadians and became officially the
  Canadian Governor General and now the
  Prime-Minister forwards one recommended name and
  is appointed.

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Stanley Peak

• Stanley Peak is a mountain located in the
  Northeastern section of Kootenay National Park
• 3,155 metres (10,352 feet)

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Lifetime Accomplishments

• Lord Stanley was ranked 95th in the 100 Greatest
  Canadians survey done by the CBC in 2004 as a
  nationwide poll
• He was knighted in the Most Noble Order of the
  Garter
• He was a Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the
  Bath
• Was a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian
  Order
• The famous Stanley Park in Vancouver, British
  Columbia is named after him.
• Stanley Peak in British Columbia (mountain) is
  also named after him
• Member of the British House of Commons
  (1885-1886)
• Appointed as the Secretary of State for the
  Colonies (1885-1886)
• Became Baron Stanley of Preston in 1886
• Served as the Governor General of Canada
  (1888-1893)
• Donated the most famous trophy in hockey in 1892,
  the Stanley Cup.
• Succeeded his father as 16th Earl of Derby in
  April, 1893 and left Canada
• Was voted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame
  as a Builder in 1945.

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Stanley Park

• Stanley Park is a 4 km² (1 000 acres) park
  located near downtown Vancouver, British
  Columbia, Canada. The park is the third largest
  urban park in North America, featuring many huge
  Douglas-fir, Western Redcedar, and Western
  Hemlock trees.
• On September 27, 1888 the park was officially
  opened

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The Stanley Cup

• "I have for some time been thinking that it
  would be a good thing if there were a challenge
  cup which should be held from year to year by the
  champion hockey team in the Dominion of Canada.
  There does not appear to be any such outward sign
  of a championship at present, and considering the
  general interest which matches now elicit, and
  the importance of having the game played fairly
  and under rules generally recognized, I am
  willing to give a cup which shall be held from
  year to year by the winning team."

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The Stanley Cup

• In 1892, Lord Stanley donated a decorative silver
  cup to be presented to the best team in Canadian
  amateur hockey. It was originally called the
  Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. This cup is now
  known as the Stanley Cup and is the most
  important award in professional hockey.
• It was awarded for the first time in 1893 to the
  Montreal Wanderers of the Montreal AAA system of
  the Amateur Hockey Association (AHA)
• Prior to the 1917 the Stanley Cup was a challenge
  cup. After 1917 it was awarded to the champions
  of the National Hockey League. The first winner
  of the Stanley Cup as NHL champions were the
  Toronto Arenas in 1917-1918 when they defeated
  the Vancouver Millionaires
• Lord Stanley's name is a fitting tribute to his
  encouragement and love of outdoor life and sport
  in Canada. In recognition of this, Lord Stanley
  was inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of
  Fame in the Honoured Builders category

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• Lord Stanley made some rules for the trophy and
  how the winner was to be decided. Here are some
  of those rules
• The Cup acted as the league championship of the
  league that the champion belonged in
• The Cup was not the property of any given team at
  any given time.
• The Cup champions have the responsibility to
  return the Cup in good condition when required by
  the trustees.
• The Cup champions could add a silver ring to the
  Cup to commemorate their Cup victory

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Reference List

• Hockey Hall of Fame
• http//www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ_08.shtml
  (04/11/05)
• The Earl of Derby (Lord Stanley of Preston)
• http//www.gg.ca/gg/fgg/bios/01/stanley_e.asp
  (04/11/05)
• Legends of HockeyThe Legends-Honoured
  BuilderLord Stanley of Preston (04/11/05)
• http//www.legendsofhockey.net8080/LegendsOfHock
  ey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?memb194502pagebio
• Lord Stanleys Cup (04/11/05)
• http//www.bestcdn.com/primary/pride/stanley.htm
• Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (04/11/05)
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Stanley2C
  _16th_Earl_of_Derby
• Governor General of Canada - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia (04/11/05)
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_
  Canada
• Greatest Canadian Top 100 (04/11/05)

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