The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith-Stanley (9 March 1803 – 2 April 1875) was a British politician. He was 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)
References
- ^ a b "Hon. Henry Thomas Stanley". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Stanley, The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith (STNY821HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Foster, Joseph. . – via Wikisource.