Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

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Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (née Bootle-Wilbraham, 1805 – 26 April 1876) was the wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid-19th century.

The second daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale, she married Edward Smith-Stanley in May 1825. They had three children:

• 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 (died 23 August 1928), married Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot.

Arms

Coat of arms of Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby

Escutcheon Argent on a bend Azure three bucks’ heads caboshed Or (Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby) impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th Argent three bendlets wavy Azure 2nd & 3rd Gules on a chevron engrailed between three combs Argent as many crosses patee fitchee of the field (Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale). Supporters Dexter a griffin wings elevated Or sinister a stag Or each ducally collared with line reflexed over the back Azure.

References

1. ^ "Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
2. ^ Lundy, Darryl (19 January 2013). "Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby". Thepeerage.com. Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
3. ^ "Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley)". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
4. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1847.
5. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1858.

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