The Lord Stanley of Alderley
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Born | (1802-11-13)13 November 1802 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 June 1869(1869-06-16) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Whig Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley Lady Maria Holroyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Eton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, PC (13 November 1802 – 16 June 1869), known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1860 and 1866.
Stanley was the son of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, and Lady Maria Josepha, daughter of John Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield.[1] He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[2]
Stanley entered the House of CommonsasWhig Member of Parliament (MP) for Hindon in 1831 and was later member for North Cheshire between 1832 and 1841, and between 1847 and 1848. He served under Lord MelbourneasPatronage Secretary to the Treasury from 1835 to 1841, as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1841 and as Paymaster General in 1841 and under Lord John RussellasUnder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1846 and 1852.[3] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1841[4] and in 1848, two years before he succeeded to the barony of Stanley, he was created Baron Eddisbury, of Winnington[3] in the County Palatine of Chester.[5]
Stanley was President of the Board of Trade under Lord Palmerston from 1855 to 1858, and Postmaster-General under Palmerston and then Lord John Russell from 1860 to 1866. In 1861 he established the Post Office Savings Bank.
Lord Stanley of Alderley married Henrietta Maria (21 December 1807 – 16 February 1895), a daughter of Viscount Dillon, in 1826. Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley had ten children:
Lord Stanley of Alderley died in June 1869, aged 66, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry. Lady Stanley of Alderley died in February 1895, aged 87.
In the 1930s his family's letters were published by his descendant Nancy Mitford as:
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Hindon 1831–1832 With: John Weyland |
Constituency abolished |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for North Cheshire 1832–1841 With: William Egerton |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for North Cheshire 1847–1848 With: William Egerton |
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Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1834 |
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Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1835–1841 |
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Preceded by | Paymaster General 1841 |
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Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1846–1852 |
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Preceded by | Paymaster General Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1852 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Paymaster General Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1853–1855 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1855–1858 |
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Preceded by | Postmaster General 1860–1866 |
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Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Eddisbury 1848–1869 |
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Preceded by | Baron Stanley of Alderley 1850–1869 |
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