Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby
Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley Countess of Derby | |
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 Lady Derby in 1861 | |
| Born | 1805 |
| Died | 26 April 1876 (aged 71) |
| Known for | Wife of Prime Minister |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham |
| Relatives | Edward Henry Stanley (son) Frederick Arthur Stanley (son) Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley (daughter) Wellington Chetwynd-Talbot (son-in-law) Richard Bootle-Wilbraham (brother) Richard Wilbraham-Bootle (paternal grandfather) |
Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (née Bootle-Wilbraham, 1805 – 26 April 1876) was the wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid-19th century.
The second daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale, she married Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:[1]
- Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, eldest son
- Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, second son, one of Canada's Governors-General and the man after whom the Stanley Cup is named.
- Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley, only daughter (died 23 August 1928), married Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot.[2][3]
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References
[edit]- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (19 January 2013). "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". Thepeerage.com. Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley)". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1847.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1858.
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