UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 15 January 1841

Died: 14 June 1908

1st Baron Stanley of Preston - 27 August 1886

16th Earl of Derby - 21 April 1893

Knighted - 1897

Member of Privy Council - 1878

Secretary of State for War	2 April 1878	21 April 1880
Secretary of State for the Colonies	24 June 1885	28 January 1886
President of the Board of Trade	3 August 1886	21 February 1888

11 July 1865	Preston	Conservative Party	Unopposed
17 November 1868	Northern Lancashire	Conservative Party	6,832	56.68
13 February 1874	Northern Lancashire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
2 April 1878 Resignation of Hon Frederick Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for War.
8 April 1878	Northern Lancashire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
12 April 1880	Northern Lancashire	Conservative Party	8,172	55.70
24 June 1885 Resignation of Rt Hon Frederick Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies.
1 July 1885	Northern Lancashire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
24 November 1885	Blackpool	Conservative Party	Unopposed
2 July 1886	Blackpool	Conservative Party	Unopposed
3 August 1886 Elevation to the Peerage of Rt Hon Sir Frederick Stanley - Baron Stanley of Preston - and appointment as President of the Board of Trade.