Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO TD KStJ PC JP |
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| Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 10 December 1916 – 18 April 1918 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | David Lloyd George |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Milner |
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In office 24 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Walsh |
| Ambassador to France | |
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In office 1918–1920 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Bertie of Thame |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst |
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Edward George Villiers Stanley 8 April 1865 St James's Square, Westminster, London |
| Died | 4 February 1948 (aged 82) Knowsley Hall, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Alice Montagu (d. 1957) |
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO TD KStJ PC JP (4 April 1865 – 4 February 1948), styled Mr Edward Stanley until 1886, then The Hon Edward Stanley and finally Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908, was a British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat, and racehorse owner. He was twice Secretary of State for War and also served as British Ambassador to France.
Derby was born at 23 St James's Square, London, the eldest son of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, by his wife Lady Constance Villiers. His paternal grandfather Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, was three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom while his maternal grandfather was the Liberal statesman George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire.
Stanley initially received a lieutenant's commission in a militia unit, the 3rd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), on 4 May 1882, and then joined the Grenadier Guards as a lieutenant from 6 May 1885 until 3 April 1895, when he resigned his commission. He was seconded as aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Canada, his father, between 8 August 1889 and 1891. He was again seconded from his regiment on 10 July 1892, to take his seat in the House of Commons.
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