Baron Eddisbury, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 12 May 1848 for the Whig politician and diplomat Edward Stanley (1802–1869), son of the politician Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet. Edward Stanley started his career in 1831 as Whig

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of the

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before holding various cabinet posts under

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, Lord Russell and

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. He became a member of the

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in 1841, was created ''Baron Eddisbury'' in 1848 and served as

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from 1860 to 1866. In 1839, Lord Eddisbury's father Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet, had been raised to the peerage as ''

Baron Stanley of Alderley Baron Stanley of Alderley, in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for the politician and landowner Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet. Upon his death in 1850, he was succeeded as 2nd Baron ...

''. Upon his death in 1850, his barony and the Stanley Baronetcy passed to Lord Eddisbury, who thereby became 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 8th Baronet of Alderley Hall. These titles have remained united since; most holders have chosen to be known as ''Lord Stanley of Alderley''. In 1909, Edward Stanley, the 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 3rd Baron Eddisbury, acquired a further title for the Stanley family when he succeeded his first cousin once removed, the 3rd Earl of Sheffield, according to a special remainder and thus inherited the title of 4th ''

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''.

Barons Eddisbury (1848)

* Edward John Stanley, 1st Baron Eddisbury, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1802–1869) * Henry Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Eddisbury, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1827–1903) * Edward Lyulph Stanley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 4th Baron Sheffield (1839–1925) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley) * Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Eddisbury, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 5th Baron Sheffield (1875–1931) (known as Lord Sheffield) * Edward John Stanley, 5th Baron Eddisbury, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 6th Baron Sheffield (1907–1971) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley) *Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 6th Baron Eddisbury, 7th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 7th Baron Sheffield (1915–1971) (known as Lord Sheffield) *Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 7th Baron Eddisbury, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 8th Baron Sheffield (1927–2013) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley) *Richard Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Eddisbury, 9th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 9th Baron Sheffield (b. 1956) The

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is the present holder's uncle Hon. Charles Ernest Stanley (b. 1960).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eddisbury Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1848 Noble titles created for UK MPs Stanley family

Barons Eddisbury (1848)

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