Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby

The Right Honorable The Earl of Derby KG
Portrait by William Derby, c. 1837
Born	(1775-04-21)21 April 1775 Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
Died	30 June 1851(1851-06-30) (aged 76)
Spouse(s)	Charlotte Margaret Hornby ​ ​ (m. 1798; died 1817)​
Issue	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Charlotte Elizabeth Smith-Stanley Henry Smith-Stanley
Father	Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Mother	Lady Elizabeth Hamilton

Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (21 April 1775 – 30 June 1851), KG, of Knowsley Hall in Lancashire (styled Lord Stanley from 1776 to 1832, known as Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe from 1832-4), was a politician, peer, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist. He was the patron of the writer Edward Lear.