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Edward Henry Stanley

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Edward Henry Stanley

Birth
Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Death
21 Apr 1893 (aged 66)
Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Burial
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Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, KG, PC, FRS (21 July 1826 – 21 April 1893; known as Lord Stanley from 1851 to 1869) was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878, and also twice as Colonial Secretary in 1858 and from 1882 to 1885.

He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882: "Music by Purcell and Croft was sung, as well as an anthem composed for the occasion by the Abbey's deputy organist, J. Frederick Bridge - 'Happy the man that findeth wisdom and getteth understanding'...the service ended with the choir singing Handel funeral anthem - 'His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth forever'" [Frances Spalding, 2001: "Gwen Raverat - Friends, Family & Affections".]

He was known as Lord Stanley from 1844 to 1869, was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878. He was a pall bearer at Charles Darwin's funeral; he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society.

Other nine pallbearers at Charles Darwin's funeral were:

Campbell, George Douglas, Duke of Argyll
b. Apr. 30, 1823 d. Apr. 24, 1900
Saint Orans Chapel Cemete...
Isle of Iona
Argyll and Bute
Scotland

Cavendish, William 7th Duke of Devonshire
b. Apr. 27, 1808 d. Dec. 21, 1891
St Peter Churchyard
Edensor
Derbyshire Dales District
Derbyshire
England

Farrar, Rev Frederick William
b. Aug. 7, 1831 d. Mar. 22, 1903
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury
City of Canterbury
Kent
England

Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
b. Jun. 30, 1817 d. Dec. 10, 1911
St Anne Churchyard
Kew
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Greater London
England

Huxley, Thomas Henry
b. May 4, 1825 d. Jun. 29, 1895
East Finchley Cemetery
East Finchley
London Borough of Barnet
Greater London
England

Lowell, James Russell
b. Feb. 22, 1819 d. Aug. 12, 1891
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA

Lubbock, Sir John
b. Apr. 30, 1834 d. May 28, 1913
St Giles the Abbot Church...
Farnborough
London Borough of Bromley
Greater London
England

Spottiswoode, William
b. Jan. 11, 1825 d. Jun. 27, 1883
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
City of Westminster
Greater London
England

Wallace, Alfred Russel
b. Jan. 8, 1823 d. Nov. 7, 1913
Broadstone Cemetery
Broadstone
Poole Unitary Authority
Dorset
England

The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894) and the other Westminster Abbey staff present were
minor canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle (? - ?); minor canon Rev. John Troutbeck (1832-1899); Canon Thomas James Rowsell (1816-1894); Canon Alfred Barry (1826-1910); Canon Robinson Duckworth (1834-1911); Rev. Samuel Flood Jones, precentor, (1826-1895); the Chapter Clerk, Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford (1810-1900); Frederick Bridge, organist 1844-1924 (according to The Times, he composed an anthem for the funeral).

The Dean, George Bradley, was not in the country at the time of the funeral hence Canon Prothero was in charge.
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, KG, PC, FRS (21 July 1826 – 21 April 1893; known as Lord Stanley from 1851 to 1869) was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878, and also twice as Colonial Secretary in 1858 and from 1882 to 1885.

He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882: "Music by Purcell and Croft was sung, as well as an anthem composed for the occasion by the Abbey's deputy organist, J. Frederick Bridge - 'Happy the man that findeth wisdom and getteth understanding'...the service ended with the choir singing Handel funeral anthem - 'His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth forever'" [Frances Spalding, 2001: "Gwen Raverat - Friends, Family & Affections".]

He was known as Lord Stanley from 1844 to 1869, was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878. He was a pall bearer at Charles Darwin's funeral; he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society.

Other nine pallbearers at Charles Darwin's funeral were:

Campbell, George Douglas, Duke of Argyll
b. Apr. 30, 1823 d. Apr. 24, 1900
Saint Orans Chapel Cemete...
Isle of Iona
Argyll and Bute
Scotland

Cavendish, William 7th Duke of Devonshire
b. Apr. 27, 1808 d. Dec. 21, 1891
St Peter Churchyard
Edensor
Derbyshire Dales District
Derbyshire
England

Farrar, Rev Frederick William
b. Aug. 7, 1831 d. Mar. 22, 1903
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury
City of Canterbury
Kent
England

Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
b. Jun. 30, 1817 d. Dec. 10, 1911
St Anne Churchyard
Kew
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Greater London
England

Huxley, Thomas Henry
b. May 4, 1825 d. Jun. 29, 1895
East Finchley Cemetery
East Finchley
London Borough of Barnet
Greater London
England

Lowell, James Russell
b. Feb. 22, 1819 d. Aug. 12, 1891
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA

Lubbock, Sir John
b. Apr. 30, 1834 d. May 28, 1913
St Giles the Abbot Church...
Farnborough
London Borough of Bromley
Greater London
England

Spottiswoode, William
b. Jan. 11, 1825 d. Jun. 27, 1883
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
City of Westminster
Greater London
England

Wallace, Alfred Russel
b. Jan. 8, 1823 d. Nov. 7, 1913
Broadstone Cemetery
Broadstone
Poole Unitary Authority
Dorset
England

The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894) and the other Westminster Abbey staff present were
minor canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle (? - ?); minor canon Rev. John Troutbeck (1832-1899); Canon Thomas James Rowsell (1816-1894); Canon Alfred Barry (1826-1910); Canon Robinson Duckworth (1834-1911); Rev. Samuel Flood Jones, precentor, (1826-1895); the Chapter Clerk, Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford (1810-1900); Frederick Bridge, organist 1844-1924 (according to The Times, he composed an anthem for the funeral).

The Dean, George Bradley, was not in the country at the time of the funeral hence Canon Prothero was in charge.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139577691/edward_henry-stanley: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Henry Stanley (21 Jul 1826–21 Apr 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139577691, citing St. Mary's Churchyard, Knowsley, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England; Maintained by stevenkh1 (contributor 47175148).