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John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley (26 November 1766 – 23 October 1850), known as Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet, from 1807 to 1839, was a British peer and politician.
Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet FRSE FSA (26 March 1735 – 29 November 1807) was an 18/19th century British landowner and amateur scientist.
The Stanleys had been among the earliest supporters of Henry Bolingbroke's bid to win the English throne for the House of Lancaster in 1399 and Stanley's great-grandfather Sir John Stanley, had been richly rewarded for his assistance.
John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, led an expedition to Iceland and the Faroe Islands in 1789, and later published a work on the trip, Hot Springs of Iceland. His daughter married William Parry, who set a record for traveling farther north than anyone else, and one of his grandchildren was the mother of Bertrand Russell.
Dr. Johnson says that men will 'talk themselves into the doing of anything,' and so we talked on about visiting Iceland; of how it could best be done; of what there might be to afford pleasure and gratify curiosity. Scandinavian Studies 53(1981): 52-76. Beaufoy urged me on. My father gave his consent; he had been.
Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of Derby (born c. 1435—died July 29, 1504, Lathom, Lancashire, England) was a prominent figure in the later stage of England’s Wars of the Roses. Great-grandson of Sir John Stanley (died c. 1414), who created the fortunes of the Stanley family, Thomas Stanley began his career as a squire to King Henry VI in 1454.
1 de set. de 2021 · Introduction to the Chronicles of the White Rose of York. Following the Yorkist victory at Towton, Lord Stanley and his retinue participated in some of the sieges in the North East of England.
