EDWARD STANLEY, 17TH EARL OF DERBY

(Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby)


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This may have been one of the most indelicate and insensitive true public statements ever made by a politician. The English population and their political representatives were angry and worried very much that bombing of cities might become a German pattern (which it did.)


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Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
  • Born: April 8, 1865
  • Died: February 4, 1948
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Solder, Politician, Diplomat, Secretary of State for War

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, styled "The Honourable Edward Stanley" until 1893 and Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908, was a British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat and racehorse owner. He was twice Secretary of State for War and also served as British Ambassador to France.