Henry Smith-Stanley

The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith-Stanley (9 March 1803 – 2 April 1875) was a British politician, MP for Preston 1832–1837.

Smith-Stanley was the son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby and his wife Charlotte Hornby.[1] Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, three times Prime Minister, was Smith-Stanley's older brother.

He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1821.[2] He transferred to St Mary Hall, Oxford, matriculating in 1826, aged 22.[3]

He served as a JP and DL, and as MP for Preston 1832–1837.[2]

He died on 2 April 1875.

Family

Smith-Stanley married Anne Woolhouse, daughter of Richard Woolhouse, on 1 September 1835. They had four children:[1]

  • Charlotte Margaret Sidney Anne Stanley (1842–1872)
  • Edward Henry Stanley (1838–1877)
  • Charles Geoffrey Stanley (1839–1877)
  • Henry Edmund Stanley (1840–1867)
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References

  1. "Hon. Henry Thomas Stanley". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Stanley, The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith (STNY821HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Foster, Joseph. "Stanley, Henry Thomas Smith" . Alumni Oxonienses  via Wikisource.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Hunt
John Wood
Member of Parliament for Preston
18321837
With: Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
Succeeded by
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
Robert Townley Parker
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