Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
(1865-1948), Politician, Secretary of State for War and British Ambassador to France, racehorse owner and soldierSitter in 45 portraits
Lord Stanley served as private secretary to Lord Roberts during the Second Boer War, 1900. Appointed Director of Recruiting in World War One, his schemes paved the way for conscription. He was promoted to Secretary of State for War, 1916, and several times offered his resignation in support of Field Marshal Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He was Ambassador to France 1918-20. In later life, he focused on re-establishing his family's place in the world of horseracing. Having developed the largest stable at Newmarket, his horses won the Derby in 1924 and 1933.
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Inglis Sheldon-Williams
watercolour and pencil, 1900
NPG 4039(2)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 4185
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1897
NPG x35099
by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 6 July 1897; published 1899
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by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1899
NPG x128581
'The Seven Unionist "Whips" House of Commons 1899'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, July 1899
NPG x134984
'The Seven Unionist "Whips" of 1899'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, July 1899
NPG x134985
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1910s
NPG x167103
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1910s
NPG x197760
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39004
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1921
NPG x67462
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
copy by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1 November 1923
NPG x122799
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Langfier Ltd
carbon print
NPG Ax16081
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby ('Statesmen. No. 634.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 March 1894
NPG D44692
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Sir Leslie Ward
pencil, early 20th century
NPG D7703
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
after Henry John Stock
collotype, 1906
NPG D20784
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
after Henry John Stock
collotype, (1906)
NPG D9955
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2668
by Unknown artist
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D47233
by Unknown artist
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D47234
Related People
- Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (grandfather)
- Emma Caroline Stanley (née Bootle-Wilbraham), Countess of Derby (grandmother)
- Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (uncle)
- Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (father)
- Constance (née Villiers), Countess of Derby (mother)
- Alice Maud Olivia (née Montagu), Countess of Derby (wife)
- Edward John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby (grandson)
- Lady Isobel Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy (née Stanley) (sister)
- Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley (son)
- Hon. Algernon Francis Stanley (brother)
- Sir Arthur Stanley (brother)
- Ferdinand Charles Stanley (brother)
- Hon. Frederick William Stanley (brother)
- Sir George Frederick Stanley (brother)
- Oliver Frederick George Stanley (son)
- Richard Oliver Stanley (grandson)
- Sir Victor Albert Stanley (brother)
- Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley) (aunt)
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Daniel John Moore
21 July 2021, 19:55
My great grandfather was 17th Earl of Derby Lord Edward Stanley of Knowsley My grandmother was born out of wedlock because she was the bastards child of Lord Derby 17th, she was born in the WW1 1914 whilst Edward was in France on the front line