Lord Derby

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Lord Derby was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative statesman and three-time Prime Minister known for his leadership during key parliamentary battles over trade and reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Conservative Party politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
alsoKnownAs 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley
Edward Smith-Stanley
birthDate 1799-03-29
birthPlace Knowsley Hall
Lancashire
child Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1869-10-23
deathPlace Knowsley Hall
Lancashire
education Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
era Victorian era
familyName Stanley
father Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
firstTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1852-12-17
firstTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1852-02-23
givenName Edward
ideology conservatism
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
nobleTitle Earl of Derby
notableFor introduction of the Second Reform Act government bill
leadership of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
opposition to the repeal of the Corn Laws
role in parliamentary battles over reform
role in parliamentary battles over trade
numberOfTimesPrimeMinister 3
ordinalInTitle 14th Earl of Derby
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Leader of the House of Lords
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
precededInFirstTermBy Lord John Russell
precededInSecondTermBy Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
precededInThirdTermBy Earl Russell
profession politician
secondTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1859-06-11
secondTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1858-02-20
spouse Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham
succeededInFirstTermBy The Earl of Aberdeen
succeededInSecondTermBy Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
succeededInThirdTermBy Benjamin Disraeli
thirdTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1868-02-25
thirdTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1866-06-28

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