Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley was the Countess of Derby and wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid-19th century.

She was the second daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale.

She married Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:^[1]

Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, eldest son
Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, second son, one of Canada's Governors-General and the man after whom the Stanley Cup is named.
Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley, only daughter, d. 23 August 1928 married Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
^ "Portrait of Lady Emma Talbot by Camille Silvy 12 March 1861". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-22.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lady Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852	Succeeded by The Countess of Aberdeen
Preceded by The Viscountess Palmerston	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1858–1859	Succeeded by The Viscountess Palmerston
Preceded by The Countess Russell	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1866–1868	Succeeded by Mary Anne Disraeli

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[1] "Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[2] "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.

[3] "Portrait of Lady Emma Talbot by Camille Silvy 12 March 1861". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-22.

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