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    Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley

    Birth: 3-29-1799

    Death: 10-23-1869

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Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley was the son of Edward Smith Stanley, thirteenth earl of Derby, and father of Edward Henry Stanley, Lord Stanley and later fifteenth earl of Derby. Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley served as fourteenth earl of Derby in 1851. From 1830-33, he served as under-secretary for the colonies. From 1855-58, he attacked the foreign policy of the Palmerston ministry. In 1864, he prevented English intervention in the German-Danish war. In 1870, the Derby scholarship was founded to commemorate him.

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Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley was the son of Edward Smith Stanley, thirteenth earl of Derby, and father of Edward Henry Stanley, Lord Stanley and later fifteenth earl of Derby. Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley served as fourteenth earl of Derby in 1851. From 1830-33, he served as under-secretary for the colonies. From 1855-58, he attacked the foreign policy of the Palmerston ministry. In 1864, he prevented English intervention in the German-Danish war. In 1870, the Derby scholarship was founded to commemorate him.

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Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
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https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/smith-stanley-edward-1799-1869
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The History of Parliament
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Originally published in: The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832, ed. D.R. Fisher, 2009
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2019), memorial page for Edward Smith-Stanley (19 Mar 1799–23 Oct 1869), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10194, citing Knowsley Cemetery, Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave .