Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby
The Countess of Derby | |
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Lady Derby in 1861 | |
| Born | 1805 |
| Died | 26 April 1876 (aged 71) |
| Known for | Wife of Prime Minister |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | The 1st Baron Skelmersdale |
| Relatives | The 15th Earl of Derby (son) The 16th Earl of Derby (son) Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley (daughter) Wellington Chetwynd-Talbot (son-in-law) Richard Bootle-Wilbraham (brother) Richard Wilbraham-Bootle (paternal grandfather) |
Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (née Bootle-Wilbraham, 1805 – 26 April 1876), was the wife of the 14th Earl of Derby, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the mid-19th century.
The second daughter of the 1st Baron Skelmersdale, she married the then 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.