Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper
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The Right Honourable The Lord Belper PC FRS |
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Arms of Baron Belper
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 3 January 1853 – 21 June 1854 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | Robert Adam Christopher |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
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26 October 1801 Derby, Derbyshire |
| Died |
30 June 1880 (aged 78) Eaton Square, Belgravia, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Otter (d. 1890) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC FRS (26 October 1801 – 30 June 1880), was a British Liberal Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen.
Born at St Helen's House Derby, Strutt was the only son of William Strutt, of St Helen's House, Derbyshire, and the grandson of Jedediah Strutt. His mother was Barbara, daughter of Thomas Evans. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union in 1821. Strutt graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1823, promoted to Master of Arts three years later.
Strutt entered the British House of Commons in 1830, sitting as Member of Parliament for Derby until 1848, when he was unseated on petition. He represented Arundel from 1851 to 1852 and Nottingham from 1852 to 1856.He was Chief Commissioner of Railways between 1846 and 1848 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1846 and in 1856 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belper, of Belper, in the County of Derby.
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