Biography of Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby 1826-1893

On 31st May 1825 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 26) and [his mother] Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of [his grandfather] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 50) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby.

On 21st July 1826 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby was born to Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 27) and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 21).

On 29th April 1847 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 56) and [his future wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 22) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr (age 55) and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 51). He the son of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury. They were fourth cousin twice removed.

On 30th June 1851 [his grandfather] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 76) died. His son [his father] Edward (age 52) succeeded 14th Earl Derby, 8th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.

On 23rd February 1852 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 52) was appointed Prime Minister.

Around 1858. George Herbert Watkins (age 30). Photograph of Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 31).

On 20th February 1858 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 58) was appointed Prime Minister.

On 31st May 1864 [his brother] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 54). He the son of [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 65) and [his mother] Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 59).

On 28th June 1866 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 67) was appointed Prime Minister.

In 1869 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 69) was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael.

On 23rd October 1869 [his father] Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 70) died. His son Edward (age 43) succeeded 15th Earl Derby, 9th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.

In 1870 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 43) and Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 45) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 74). He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 65).

On 9th January 1870 [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 74) died. Her son [his brother-in-law] Reginald (age 52) succeeded 2nd Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst in Sussex.

In 1872 Alan Stewart 10th Earl Galloway (age 36) and [his step-daughter] Mary Arabella Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Galloway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury and [his wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 47). He the son of Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 72) and Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 60). They were third cousin once removed.

In 1873 Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 73) died. His son Alan (age 37) succeeded 10th Earl Galloway, 9th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 8th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his step-daughter] Mary Arabella Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Galloway (age 22) by marriage Countess Galloway.

On 23rd April 1873 [his brother-in-law] Charles Sackville-West 6th Earl De La Warr (age 57) committed suicide by drowning himself in the River Cam. His brother Reginald (age 56) succeeded 7th Earl De La Warr, 7th Viscount Cantalupe, 13th Baron De La Warr. Constance Mary Elizabeth Baillie-Cochrane Countess De La Warr (age 27) by marriage Countess De La Warr.

On 26th April 1876 [his mother] Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 71) died.

In 1884 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 57) was appointed 781st Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 64).

On 21st April 1893 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 66) died at Knowsley, Lancashire. His brother [his brother] Frederick (age 52) succeeded 16th Earl Derby, 10th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his sister-in-law] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 53) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 6th December 1900 [his former wife] Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 76) died.