Edward Stanley (1790–1863) Explained

Edward Stanley
Office:	Member of Parliament for West Cumberland
Term Start:	18 December 1832
Term End:	13 July 1852
Predecessor:	New constituency
Successor:	Henry Lowther Samuel Irton
Alongside:	Henry Lowther (1847–1852) Samuel Irton (1833–1847) William Lowther (1832–1833)
Birth Date:	1790
Nationality:	British
Party:	Conservative/Tory

Edward Stanley (1790 – 19 August 1863)^[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.^[2]

Stanley was elected Tory Member of Parliament for West Cumberland at the 1832 general election and, becoming a Conservative in 1834, held the seat until 1852 when he did not seek re-election.^{[3] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 5 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180730180447/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons6.htm. 30 July 2018 . usurped . 30 December 2017.
2. Book: Stooks Smith , Henry. . . The Parliaments of England . 1844-1850 . 2nd . 1973 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-13-2 . 52 .
3. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. 367–368.