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Mount St. Helens is named after a British diplomat, Alleyne FitzHerbert, whose title was Baron St Helens.
Captain George Vancouver named the peak on 20 October 1792, while sailing off the mouth of the Columbia River. He named it after his friend FitzHerbert (1753 to 1839), who had recently been made Baron St Helens.
Sources
- Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens Wikipedia
- Volcanoes and History: Cascade Range Volcano Names USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (archived by the Wayback Machine)
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- named after his title, Baron St Helens
- named by Vancouver in 1792
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