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Person    | Male  Born 29/3/1799  Died 23/10/1869

Edward Geoffrey Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward Geoffrey Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Tory politician. Born at Knowsley Park, Lancashire. Overcame his early boisterous jollity and three times became Prime Minister, each time a coalition caretaker between the giants: Peel and Gladstone. Longest-serving party leader in modern British history (1846 - 68). Abolished slavery throughout the Empire. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. His grandfather founded the Derby race-meeting.

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Edward Geoffrey Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

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14th Earl of Derby

Edward Geoffrey, 14th Earl of Derby

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Derby statue

The relief panels, by Montford, on the four sides of the plinth show scenes f...

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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert

Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...

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