Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley,, known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1860 and 1866.
The 2nd Baron of Alderley, c. 1865
Stained glass window at St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley in memory of Lord and Lady Stanley's daughters Margaret Olga, Cecilia, and Mary Ethelfreda Stanley, who died young
Lord Stanley's tomb at St Mary's, with a brass plaque featuring an engraving of his wife and their 12 children
Henrietta Maria Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley, was a British Canadian-born political hostess and campaigner for the education of women in England.
Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley
…under Palmerston and then Lord John Russell from 1860 to 1866. In 1861 he established the Post Office Savings Bank. Lord Stanley of Alderley married Henrietta Maria (21 December 1807 – 16 February 1895), a daughter of Viscount Dillon, in 1826. Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley had 12 children: Henry Edward John…
Lady Stanley of Alderley in 1860, by Richard James Lane