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28 de jun. de 2024 · The new rector was a younger son of Sir Edward Stanley of Bickerstaffe, who became Earl of Derby in 1735; educated at Sidney-Sussex Coll. Camb. of which he became a fellow; M.A. 1717. He held many benefices—Liverpool, 1726 to 1740; Winwick, 1740 to 1742, and 1764 to 1781; Bury, 1743 to 1778; Halsall, 1750 to 1757.
Hace 3 días · The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom . Pat McFadden has been chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 5 July 2024.
Hace 4 días · Sir Edward Stanley of Bickerstaffe, who succeeded to the earldom of Derby in 1736, is stated to have been born at Preston in 1689; he served as mayor of the town in 1731. His descendant, the late earl, took the title of Lord Stanley of Preston on being raised to the peerage in 1886, and was guild mayor in 1902.
Hace 5 días · His eldest son Sir Thomas, second baronet, strove for the Parliament in the Civil War as strenuously as his great relative the earl of Derby did for the king; he died in 1653, leaving a son, Sir Edward Stanley, who was succeeded in 1671 by his son, Sir Thomas Stanley (died 1714), the father of Sir Edward Stanley, fifth baronet, who became ...
Hace 4 días · The protectionists, most of whom abandoned protection after 1852, formed the nucleus (around Edward Stanley, earl of Derby, and Disraeli) of the later Conservative Party, but they were unable to secure a majority in any election until 1874.
Hace 2 días · In Prescot, Lancashire, in the early 1590s, Richard Harrington built an indoor theater, similar to London’s Blackfriars, that was in operation from 1593 to 1609 and appears to have enjoyed the support of local magnates, the Earl of Derby and his son Ferdinando Stanley, Lord Strange (both of whom patronized playing companies). 31 A theater in ...
Hace 4 días · The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. From 1204 to 1344 the High Sheriff of Staffordshire also served as Sheriff of Shropshire .
