Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO TD PC JP
Secretary of State for War
In office 24 October 1922 – 22 January 1924
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by	Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt
Succeeded by	Stephen Walsh
In office 10 December 1916 – 18 April 1918
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	David Lloyd George
Succeeded by	The Viscount Milner
Ambassador to France
In office 1918–1920
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	The Viscount Bertie of Thame
Succeeded by	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War
In office 6 July 1916 – 10 December 1916
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Harold Tennant
Succeeded by	Ian Macpherson
Postmaster General
In office 6 October 1903 – 10 December 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	Austen Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Sydney Buxton
Financial Secretary to the War Office
In office 7 November 1900 – 12 October 1903
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	Joseph Powell Williams
Succeeded by	William Bromley-Davenport
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 6 July 1895 – 7 November 1900
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	William Alexander McArthur
Succeeded by	Ailwyn Fellowes
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 15 June 1908 – 4 February 1948 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 16th Earl of Derby
Succeeded by	The 18th Earl of Derby
Member of Parliament for Westhoughton
In office 26 July 1892 – 12 January 1906
Preceded by	Frank Hardcastle
Succeeded by	William Wilson
Personal details
Born	Edward George Villiers Stanley (1865-04-08)8 April 1865 St James's Square, Westminster, London
Died	4 February 1948(1948-02-04) (aged 82) Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lady Alice Montagu ​ ​ (m. 1889⁠–⁠1948)​
Children	Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley Hon. Oliver Stanley Lady Victoria Bullock
Parent(s)	Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Lady Constance Villiers

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (4 April 1865 – 4 February 1948), styled The Hon. Edward Stanley from 1886–93 and Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908, was a British peer, soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat and racehorse owner. He was twice Secretary of State for War and also served as British Ambassador to France.