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Title:     15th Earl of Derby

Description:     Abstract: Eldest son of the 14th Earl of Derby, was born on the 21st July 1826. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1848 Stanley went in a tour of the West Indies, America and Canada. While he was away he was elected as the Conservative MP for King's Lynn. In 1852 the Earl of Derby became Prime Minister. He appointed his son as under secretary for foreign affairs. In 1869 his father died and he succeeded him as the 15th Earl of Derby. Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister in February 1874 and the Earl of Derby became Foreign Secretary. The Earl of Derby disagreed with the policy of Irish Home Rule and in 1886 joined the new Liberal Unionist Party. He led this party in the House of Lords until he retired in 1889. Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, died on 21st April, 1893.

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