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EDWARD GEOFFREY SMITH-STANLEY, 14th EARL OF, (dar'be,) an English author, orator, and statesman, B. 1799, was chief of the house of Stanley, descended from the blood-royal of England and Scotland, and of historic fame in English annals. After entering Parliament in 1820, he speedily rose to the highest place among the orators ofhis day, and, after holding various high official positions, became, in 1826, the recognized champion and parliamentary leader of the great Conservative party. In 1852, he s. Earl Ru ell as First Minister of the Crown. In 1858, he became Premier a second time, and, in 1866, a third time. D. 1869. Lord D. was of the most perfect type of English aristocracy. As a statesman, he was eclipsed by Palmers ton: but as an exponent of finished oratory and wonderful powers of debate, he was the foremost man of his time. His translation of Homer's Iliad, in blank verse(1865), is one of the best we have. Derby, a town of England, C. of Derby shire, on the Derwent, 132 miles N.N.W. of London. Manuf. Cotton and fine worsted stockings, silk, velvet, porcelain, . Pop. 45,000. [s. 278]