Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby PC |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 29 April 1783 – 17 December 1783 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ashburton |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
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In office 12 February 1806 – 31 March 1807 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by | The Lord Harrowby |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Spencer Perceval |
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| Born | 12 December 1752 |
| Died | 21 October 1834 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (1753–1797) Elizabeth Farren (d. 1829) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC (12 December 1752 – 21 October 1834), usually styled Lord Stanley from 1771 to 1776, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th 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.
Derby was the son of James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange, son of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby. His mother was Lucy, daughter and co-heir of Hugh Smith of Weald Hall, Essex. His father had assumed the additional surname of Smith by Act of Parliament in 1747. Derby entered Eton College in 1764, proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1771.
Derby was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Lancashire in 1774, a seat he held until 1776, when he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between April and December 1783 in the Fox-North Coalition headed by the Duke of Portland and was sworn of the Privy Council the same year. He remained out of office for the next 23 years but was once again Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.
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