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Edward Smith-Stanley (other)
Edward Smith-Stanley may refer to: * Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752–1834), English politician * Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (1775–1851), English politician and son of the above * Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799–1869), son of the above, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom See also * Edward Stanley (other) Edward Stanley may refer to: *Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle (c. 1460–1523), English soldier and peer *Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby (1509–1572), English nobleman * Edward Stanley (MP for Merioneth) (by 1513–64 or later), MP for Meri ... * Earl of Derby {{hndis, Smith-Stanley, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl Of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC (1 September 1752 ( O.S.) – 21 October 1834), usually styled Lord Stanley from 1771 to 1776, was a British peer and politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He held office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1783 in the Fox–North coalition and between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. Background and education Derby was the son of James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange (1716–1771), son of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (1689-1776). His mother was Lucy Smith, a daughter and co-heiress of Hugh Smith of Weald Hall, Essex. His father had assumed the additional surname and arms of Smith by private Act of Parliament in 1747. Derby entered Eton College in 1764, proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1771. Political career Derby was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Lancashire in 1774, a seat he held until 1776, when he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl Of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (21 April 1775 – 30 June 1851), KG, of Knowsley Hall in Lancashire (styled Lord Stanley from 1776 to 1832, known as Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe from 1832-4), was a politician, peer, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist. He was the patron of the writer Edward Lear. Origins He was the eldest child and only son and heir of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834) by his wife Elizabeth Hamilton, a daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton. Career He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. On 10 November 1796 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire and in the same year he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Preston. He held this seat until 1812 and then represented Lancashire until 1832, when he was ennobled as Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster. Military career He was commissioned Colonel of the 1st Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl Of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869, known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley) was a British statesman, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and, to date, the longest-serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was a scion of one of Britain's oldest, wealthiest and most powerful families. He is one of only four British prime ministers to have three or more separate periods in office. However, his ministries each lasted less than two years and totalled three years and 280 days. Derby introduced the state education system in Ireland, and reformed Parliament. Historian Frances Walsh has written that it was Derby: Scholars long ignored his role but in the 21st century rank him highly among all British prime ministers. Background and education Stanley was born to Lord Stanley (later the 13th Earl of Derby) and his wife, Charlotte Margaret (), the daughter of the Reverend Geof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Stanley (other)
Edward Stanley may refer to: *Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle (c. 1460–1523), English soldier and peer *Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby (1509–1572), English nobleman * Edward Stanley (MP for Merioneth) (by 1513–64 or later), MP for Merioneth *Edward Stanley (MP for Flint Boroughs) (1521/22?–1609), MP for Flint Boroughs * Edward Stanley (1639–1664), Member of Parliament for Lancashire * Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (1689–1776), British peer and politician *Edward Stanley (bishop) (1779–1849), Bishop of Norwich * Edward Stanley (1790–1863), Member of Parliament for West Cumberland, 1832–1852 *Edward Stanley (surgeon) (1793–1862), author of books on surgery, twice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England * Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1802–1869), British politician *Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826–1893), British statesman, twice Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs * Edward Stanley (Bridgwater MP) (1826–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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