Edward
John
"18th Earl of Derby"
Stanley
Born in Knowsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Richard Oliver Stanley and Hugh Henry Montagu Stanley
Husband of
Isabel Milles-Lade
— married
22 Jul 1948 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2013
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Edward Stanley is Notable.
Biography
He was born on 21 April 1918 and was the son of Hon. Sibyl Louise Beatrix (Cadogan) and Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley.
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England and Magdalen, Oxford.
He had a military career which included ...
- - Major in the Grenadier Guards
- - fought in the Second World War
- - 1944 awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)
- - 1946-1951 Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire
- - 1947 Lieutenant-Colonel in the King's Regiment, Territorial Army
- - 1947-1951 Colonel of 5th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion, King's Regiment
- - 1951-1967 Colonel of 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment (TAVR)
- - 1951-1968 Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire
- - 1964 Colonel of the 1st Battalion, Liverpool Scottish, Territorial Army
- - 1964-1971 Pro-Chancellor of Lancaster University
- - 1967-1975 Colonel of the 1st & 2nd Battalion, Lancastrian Volunteers, Territorial Army
- - Director of Martins Bank
- - 1972-1994 Constable of Lancaster Castle
- - Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St.John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)
Edward John Stanley married Lady Isabel Milles-Lade, daughter of Hon. Henry Augustus Milles and Esther Benyon, on 22 July 1948.
His titles included ...
- 3rd Baron Stanley of Preston, Lancashire from 1936.
- 12th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, Lancashire from 1936.
- 5th Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, Lancashire from 1936
- 18th Earl of Derby from 04 February 1948.
In 1949 Liverpool College of Liverpool England awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)
He died without issue on 28 November 1994.
Sources
- Wikidata: Item Q5345407, en:Wikipedia
for John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby
Acknowledgements
With very grateful thanks to Daryl Lundy for his fantastic work on the British Peerage and its publication on thepeerage.com. A fabulous resource to be acknowledged.
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