Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
(1689-1776)
BIRTH
September 27, 1689
PLACE
Burton upon Trent
DEATH
February 22, 1776
PLACE
Stoke-on-Trent
FAMILY
WIFE
Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Derby
(1701-1776)
CHILDREN
Lady Charlotte Burgoyne
(1728-1776)
HOMES
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Edward Stanley, eleventh Earl of Derby (1689–1776), was a British nobleman and MP. He inherited the Bickerstaffe baronetcy in 1714 and represented Lancashire in Parliament from 1727 until succeeding to the Derby earldom in 1736. He married Elizabeth Hesketh and had children including James, Lord Strange, and Charlotte. Since James died first, the title passed to Edward’s grandson. A scholarly correspondence index documents his family, distinct from later Derby politicians.
EARLY LIFE
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby was born Sep 27, 1689 in Burton upon Trent. The external genealogical record identifies Sir Thomas Stanley, 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Patten as the parents. Surviving structured biographical sources provide limited detail about childhood, education, household routines, or the economic circumstances in which this person grew up.
The available external biographical record associates Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby with the following work or social roles: politician. These labels provide the clearest documented basis for describing this person’s public or economic activity. Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby died Feb 22, 1776 in Stoke-on-Trent. Additional claims about employment, officeholding, military service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted record did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Edward Stanley, eleventh Earl of Derby, was a British nobleman and MP. A scholarly correspondence index documents his family, distinct from later Derby politicians. The available external biographical record associates Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby with the following work or social roles: politician. Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby died Feb 22, 1776 in Stoke-on-Trent. The available biographical account does not describe a continuous final medical course. It gives no dependable sequence of treatment and last symptoms from which to reconstruct a more detailed bedside narrative.
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (1689–1776), distinct from the 14th Earl. Coward’s study concerns earlier generations and ends before his birth. Editorial selections prioritize biographical coverage; five standalone biographies were not established. Collective biography, family reference, primary writings and related studies are labelled individually. Multi-volume works and series are counted as one selection.
1. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715–1754 — Romney Sedgwick (editor). [Biographical reference] Find on Amazon
2. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography — H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (editors). [Biographical reference] Find on Amazon
3. The Complete Peerage, Volume IV — G. E. Cokayne; Vicary Gibbs (editors). [Family biographical reference] Find on Amazon
4. The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby, 1385–1672: The Origins, Wealth and Power of a Landowning Family — Barry Coward. [Related earlier family history; ends before his birth] Find on Amazon
5. Aristocratic Century: The Peerage of Eighteenth-Century England — John Cannon. [Related aristocratic and political history] Find on Amazon
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