Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, KG, PC, FRS (21 July 1826 – 21 April 1893; known as Lord Stanley from 1851 to 1869) was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878, and also twice as Colonial Secretary in 1858 and from 1882 to 1885.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby KG PC FRS | |
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The 15th Earl of Derby, c. 1891 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 16 December 1882 – 9 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Kimberley |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Stanley |
| In office 26 February 1858 – 5 June 1858 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Henry Labouchere |
| Succeeded by | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 February 1874 – 2 April 1878 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| In office 6 July 1866 – 9 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 2 August 1858 – 11 June 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Office established (himself as the President of the Board of Control) |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount of Halifax |
| President of the Board of Control | |
| In office 5 June 1858 – 2 August 1858 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Ellenborough |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (himself as the Secretary of State for India) |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 May 1852 – 28 December 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Austen Henry Layard |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wodehouse |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 24 October 1869 – 21 April 1893 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 14th Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | The 16th Earl of Derby |
| Member of Parliament for King's Lynn | |
| In office 1848 – 1869 Serving with Robert Jocelyn, John Henry Gurney Sr. and Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet | |
| Preceded by | Lord George Bentinck |
| Succeeded by | Lord Claud Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1826 |
| Died | 21 April 1893 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative (1848-1880) Liberal (1880-1886) Liberal (1886-1893) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Sackville-West (m. 1870; his death 1893) |
| Parent(s) | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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