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Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby KG GCMG PC PC (Ire) (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869), known as Lord Stanley from 1834 to 1851, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served three times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Edward Stanley, 14th earl of Derby was an English statesman, important as leader of the Conservative Party during the long period 1846–68, thrice prime minister, and one of England’s greatest parliamentary orators; nevertheless, he has no great political reputation.
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Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14.º Conde de Derby KG, PC (29 de março de 1799 – 23 de outubro de 1869) foi um político britânico, por três vezes Primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido, e um dos mais longevos líderes do Partido Conservador do Reino Unido.
As colonial secretary he was responsible for the introduction of the act abolishing slavery (1833). He resigned from the government in May 1834 along with Sir James Graham, Lord Ripon, and the duke of Richmond, when Lord John Russell and the more liberal wing of the cabinet made clear their intention to appropriate Church of Ireland revenues.
He was responsible for introducing a number of reforms in Ireland, in the areas of education, transport, tithes, the electoral franchise and so on. By 1833 he had been moved to the Colonial Office, where he was responsible for drawing up the Abolition of Slavery Bill.
23 de mai. de 2018 · As chief secretary for Ireland he introduced the Irish Church Temporalities Bill and a measure for popular education and as colonial secretary the abolition of colonial slavery, all in 1833.
Edward Stanley served as Prime Minister three times — from 23 February to 17 December 1852, 20 February 1858 to 1 June 1859, and 28 June 1866 to 25 February 1868. Stanley, the 14th Earl of Derby, was born at Knowsley Hall, Prescot, Lancashire on 29 March 1799.
