William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby

William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (c. 1655 – 5 November 1702), styled Lord Strange from 1655 to 1672, was an English peer and politician.

William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
Earl of Derby
William Stanley, the 9th Earl of Derby
Tenure	1672–1702
Born	1655
Died	5 November 1702
Nationality	English
Locality	Lancashire, Cheshire

Derby was the eldest son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorotha Helena Kirkhoven.

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1672 and later served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1676 to 1687 and again from 1688 to 1701 and of Cheshire from 1676 to 1687. In 1685, Derby petitioned the House of Lords for the restoration of some of the family estates that had been seized from his late father, including the manors of Hawarden, Bidston, and Broughton, Lancashire. [1]

Lord Derby married Lady Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory, in 1673. His only son James Stanley, Lord Strange, predeceased him.

On his death in November 1702 his junior title of Baron Strange fell into abeyance between his two daughters (it was later called out abeyance in favour of the eldest daughter, Henrietta). He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby. Lady Derby died in 1717.

References

1. "House of Lords Journal Volume 14: 27 May 1685 Pages 19-20 Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 14, 1685-1691. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830". British History Online. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Bridgewater	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 1676–1687	Succeeded by The Viscount Molyneux
	Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1676–1687	Succeeded by The Marquess of Powis
Preceded by Henry Booth	Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire 1682–1687
Vacant Title last held by William Bankes	Vice-Admiral of Cheshire and Lancashire 1684–1691	Succeeded by Viscount Brandon
Vacant Title last held by The Earl of Derby
Preceded by The Viscount Molyneux	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 1688–1689
Preceded by The Marquess of Powis	Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1688–1689	Succeeded by The Lord Delamer
Preceded by The Earl Rivers	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 1702	Succeeded by The Earl of Derby
Preceded by The Earl of Macclesfield	Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) 1702	Succeeded by The Viscount Cholmondeley
Head of State of the Isle of Man
Preceded by Charles Stanley	Lord of Mann 1672–1702	Succeeded by James Stanley
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Stanley	Earl of Derby 1672–1702	Succeeded by James Stanley
	Baron Strange 1672–1702	In abeyance Title next held by Henrietta Stanley