Marie Evelyn Moreton
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Marie Evelyn Moreton, (1870–1949) also known as Lady Byng, was the wife of Lord Byng, the twelfth Governor General of Canada.
Lady Byng is best known today for donating the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy to the National Hockey League in 1925. She and her husband were both keen sports fans, especially of ice hockey, and they attended many Ottawa Senators games. They donated the trophy because Lady Byng appreciated gentlemanly play and wanted to encourage and reward it.
Like her husband, Lady Byng also enjoyed travel. The couple travelled more within Canada than any previous Governor General of Canada. She also donated a rock garden to Rideau Hall.
At the end of his term as Governor General, Lord and Lady Byng returned to England, but she returned to live in Canada after his death in 1935.
