Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby

The Earl of Derby
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
29 April 1783 – 17 December 1783
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Portland
Preceded byThe Lord Ashburton
Succeeded byThe Earl of Clarendon
In office
12 February 1806 – 31 March 1807
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Lord Grenville
Preceded byThe Lord Harrowby
Succeeded byHon. Spencer Perceval
Personal details
Born1 September 1752 (O.S.) [12 September 1752 (N.S.)]
Died21 October 1834
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (1753–1797)
Elizabeth Farren
(d. 1829)
ChildrenEdward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
Lady Charlotte Hornby
Lady Elizabeth Henrietta Cole
Parent(s)James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange
Lucy Smith
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC (1 September 1752 O.S.[1] – 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.

  1. ^ Edward was born on 1 September 1752 according to his entry in the baptismal register of St John's church, Preston: see "The Parish of St John, Preston in the County of Lancashire". Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks. Retrieved 5 July 2018.Parish registers for St. John's Church, Preston, 1642–1948. Preston, Lancashire: Church of England, St. John's Church. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2018. Online; electronic images of LDS microfilm 1278740, image 418 of 2102 (closeup of entry) Two days after his birth, the provisions of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 came into effect, as Britain converted to the Gregorian calendar, so that Wednesday, 2 September was immediately followed by Thursday, 14 September. In many modern secondary sources (e.g. Cokayne et al. 1916; Brooke 1964; Cox 1974, p. 15; Crosby 2004) his birth date is given as 12 September 1752, which is a retrospective conversion of 1 September to the New Style calendar.

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