Member of Parliament30 July 1822
1st enters Parliament, as a Whig
Historical person
Edward Stanley Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edward Stanley, based on 22 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
22 records1822–186915 events2 places
Chronological biography
1822
1824
Speech30 March 1824
Maiden speech on the Manchester Gas Light Bill
1830
Chief Secretary1830
Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in Lord Grey's Whig government.
1831
Constitution of Great Britain1831
Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig"
Member of Parliament1831
Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig"
Member of Parliament1831
Elected Member of Parliament
1834
Irish Church Establishment1834
Joins the Conservatives, feels the Irish Church Establishment should be preserved
1839
Chief Whip1839
Appointed Chief Whip
1841
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1841
Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies by Sir Robert Peel
1844
Peerage1844
Enters the Lords as a Baronet
Resignation of Edward Stanley1844
Resigns from Peels Cabinet when it is decided to repeal the Corn Laws
1846
Party Leader1846
Appointed Party leader of the Conservative Party
1852
Resignation of Edward Stanley1852
Minority Government is defeated following the Chancellors budget
Government23 February 1852
Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months
Prime Minister of Great Britain23 February 1852
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
1858
Government20 February 1858
Gladstone refuse to join the Government. Forms a minority Tory Government of free traders & Peelites
Prime Minister of Great Britain20 February 1858
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term. Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
1859
Resignation of Edward Stanley10 June 1859
Lord Derby resigns
1866
Prime Minister of Great Britain28 June 1866
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term
1867
Legislation1867
The 2nd Reform Act becomes law, "a leap in the dark". Doubles the electorate & gives the vote to many working men in the towns
Reform of Electoral System1867
The 2nd Reform Act becomes law, "a leap in the dark". Doubles the electorate & gives the vote to many working men in the towns
1869
Death of Edward Stanley13 October 1869
Death of Earl Stanley of Derby
Titles and roles
Chief Secretary · Earl · Earl · Chief Whip · Earl · Member of Conservative Party · Earl · Member of Parliament · Earl · Member of Parliament for Preston · Earl · Party Leader of CP · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Earl · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.