monarch death_date children nationality signature_alt birth_date signature term_end alma_mater death_place imagesize order term_start spouse image name predecessor birth_place party successor religion primeminister article_title
victoria victoria victoria victoria victoria 23 october 1869 edward frederick emma british cursive signature in ink 29 march 1799 edward smith-stanley , 14th earl of derby signature.svg 27 28 june 1866 20 february 1858 27 february 1868 23 february december 1845 5 june 1834 29 march 1833 21 january 1868 1828 11 june 1859 19 december 1852 christ church , oxford knowsley hall , united kingdom 245px prime opposition leader of the conservative party secretary of state for minister war and the colonies chief secretary for ireland under-secretary of of state for war and the colonies the united kingdom leader of the 28 11 june 1859 19 december 1852 29 june 1846 3 june september 1841 3 april 1833 29 november 1830 31 august 1866 1827 20 february 1858 23 february 1852 emma bootle-wilbraham file . jpg : edward smith-stanley , 14th earl of derby-1865 the earl of derby lord palmerston lord john russell sir robert peel lord john russell john the viscount goderich sir henry hardinge r. w. horton russell lord palmerston lord john russell lord knowsley park , great britain conservative benjamin john russell lord palmerston benjamin disraeli william ewart gladstone thomas disraeli spring rice sir john hobhouse , bt lord leveson-gower lord palmerston the earl of aberdeen lord church of england lord lord palmerston sir robert peel the earl grey the earl palmerston grey the viscount goderich lord john russell the earl of aberdeen edward smith-stanley , 14th earl of derby

edward smith-stanley , 14th earl of derby

`` edward smith-stanley redirects here ; for other persons with that name , see edward stanley -lrb- disambiguation -rrb- '' edward george geoffrey smith-stanley , 14th earl of derby -lrb- 29 march 1799 -- 23 october 1869 -rrb- was a british statesman , three times prime minister of the united kingdom , and to date the longest serving leader of the conservative party .
he was known before 1834 as edward stanley , and from 1834 to 1851 as lord stanley .
his record was unusual , since he is one of only four british prime ministers to have three or more separate periods in office .
however his ministries all lasted less than two years , and totalled 3 years 280 days .
