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Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (21 June 1826–12 February 1902) was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth, he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic.
He is now best known as one of the most successful diplomats of his time. His long career in public service began as a commissioner to Syria in 1860, where his skillful diplomacy maintained British interests while preventing France from instituting a client state in Lebanon. After his success in Syria, Lord Dufferin served in the Government of the United Kingdom as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Under-Secretary of State for War. In 1872 he became the third Governor General of Canada, bolstering imperial ties in the early years of the Dominion, and in 1884 he reached the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as eighth Viceroy of India.
Following his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1896, his final years were marred by personal tragedy and a misguided attempt to secure his family's financial position. His eldest son was killed in the Second Boer War, shortly before a mining company of which he had become chairman collapsed under scandalous circumstances. Although no personal blame attached to Dufferin, it was a blow to his failing health; he withdrew from public life and died in early 1902.
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Address to Lord Dufferin - Facsimile reproduction of an Address to the Governor General from the Ojibway tribe of Parry Sound District, including an explanitory text. From the National Archives of Canada's Living Memory Exhibition.
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Banglapedia: Dufferin, Lord - Article dealing with his time as Governor General and Viceroy of India.
Blackwood (Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood), Frederick Temple, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Article from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
Canadian Portraits: Earl of Dufferin - Portrait from the National Archives of Canada.
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Biographical article from Wikipedia.
Manitoba Pageant: Lord Dufferin's Speech in Winnipeg, 1877 - Transcription of the speech, from the Manitoba Historical Society.
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National Portrait Gallery: Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Images and list of portraits held.
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The Dufferin Papers - Overview of the collection of papers from the Blackwood family including many documents by Lord Dufferin. From the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Biography from the official site of the Governor General of Canada.
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