Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, was a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice, from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878, and also twice as Colonial Secretary in 1858 and from 1882 to 1885.
The Earl of Derby.
Passport for a railway engineer dated 1876 containing Lord Stanley's full title and his signature.
The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th centuries responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for Indian affairs. The position was frequently a cabinet level one. The position was abolished in 1858 with the abolition of the East India Company. It was succeeded by the new position of Secretary of State for India.
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Image: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Image: George Legge, Viscount Lewisham, later 3rd Earl of Dartmouth, 1778, by Batoni