Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley (1805 – 26 April 1876) was the Countess of Derby as 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.

Lady Derby in 1861

She was 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]

References

1. "Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
2. Lundy, Darryl (19 January 2013). "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". Thepeerage.com. Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
3. "Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley)". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

External links

• Media related to Emma Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby at Wikimedia Commons

Unofficial roles
Preceded by The Lady Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852	Succeeded by The Countess of Aberdeen
Preceded by The Viscountess Palmerston	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1858–1859	Succeeded by The Viscountess Palmerston
Preceded by The Countess Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1866–1868	Succeeded by Mary Anne Disraeli