| The Right Honourable Sir George Frederick Stanley GCSI GCIE CMG |
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| Governor of Madras | |
| In office November 11, 1929 – May 16, 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Norman Marjoribanks (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Usman of Madras (acting) |
| In office August 15, 1934 – November 16, 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Usman of Madras (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Erskine, Lord Erskine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1872 |
| Died | July 1, 1938 (aged 65) United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Religion | Christian |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Frederick Stanley GCSI GCIE CMG (14 October 1872 – 1 July 1938) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician who served as a member of the UK Parliament for Preston and later, Willesdon East. He also served the Governor of Madras from 1929 to 1934 and as Acting Viceroy of India in 1934.
The sixth son of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Stanley was educated at Wellington and at Woolwich. In 1903 he married Lady Beatrix Taylour, CBE CI, youngest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Headfort.
He entered the Royal Horse Artillery in 1893 and was promoted to Captain in 1900. He served in the Second Boer War in 1899–1900 and was Adjutant with the Honourable Artillery Company from 1904–1909. He later served in World War I and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the CMG in 1916.
He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1910–1922 and for Willesden East from 1924–1929.
He held office as Comptroller of the Household from 1919 until 1921, as Financial Secretary to the War Office from 1921–1922, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1922–1923, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions from 1924–1929. He was Governor of Madras from 1929–1934.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1927 and made a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in 1929 and a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1934.
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Stanley was appointed Governor of Madras on October 26, 1929 at an annual pay of Rs. 1,20,000.[1]He arrived in India and took over as Governor on November 12, 1929.[2]
Stanley assumed the governorate at a critical juncture. The Great Depression had just broken out and the economy was deteriorating. The Premier P. Subbarayan resigned after the 1930 elections when his party was voted out. The Swaraj Party boycotted the elections as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Justice Party was voted to power in the 1930 and 1934 elections. B. Munuswamy Naidu served as Premier from 1930 to 1932 but he had to resign in 1932 due to the strong opposition of landowning elements in the party. Naidu was succeeded by Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili whose administration soon became notorious for mis-governance.
During his tenure as Governor, Stanley inaugurated the Mettur Dam across the Kaveri River.[3][4][5] The inauguration which took place on August 21, 1934, was attended by people from all parts of the Presidency.[3][4] The reservoir created by the Dam was named Stanley Reservoir in his honour. On January 17, 1930, Stanley laid the foundation stone of a Gaudiya math and a temple at Royapettah, Madras.[6]The first service of the Madras sub-urban line of the South Indian Railway Company was flagged off by Stanley from Madras Beach station on April 2, 1931.[7]In 1933, Stanley inaugurated the five-year medicine and surgery diploma course at the Royapettah Medical College. On July 2, 1938, the school was renamed as Stanley Medical College in his honour.
The Government Stanley Medical College in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India is named in memory of Stanley. The Diploma in Medicine and Surgery program was inaugurated here in 1933 by Stanley when he was the Governor of Madras. The college formerly known as Royapuram Medical School was renamed Stanley Medical School on 27 March 1934 in his honour. It was renamed to Stanley Medical College in 1938.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Thomas Macpherson Harold Cox |
Member of Parliament for Preston January 1910 – 1922 With: Tom Shaw 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by James Philp Hodge Tom Shaw |
| Preceded by Harcourt Johnstone |
Member of Parliament for Willesden East 1924–1929 |
Succeeded by Daniel Gerald Somerville |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Edwin Cornwall |
Comptroller of the Household 1919–1921 |
Succeeded by Harry Barnston |
| Preceded by Sir Norman Marjoribanks |
Governor of Madras November 11, 1929–May 16, 1934 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Usman of Madras |