12th Earl of Derby

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The 12th Earl of Derby was an 18th-century British nobleman and racehorse owner whose name was given to the famous Epsom Derby horse race.

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12th Earl of Derby canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
human
racehorse owner
associatedWithEvent Epsom Derby NERFINISHED
The Oaks Stakes NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Epsom Downs Racecourse NERFINISHED
birthDate 1752-10-12
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Ormskirk Parish Church NERFINISHED
child Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
Lord Stanley NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1834-10-21
deathPlace Knowsley Hall NERFINISHED
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Smith-Stanley NERFINISHED
father James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Edward
heldTitleFrom 1776
heldTitleUntil 1834
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
influenced development of British horse racing classics
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain NERFINISHED
House of Lords of Great Britain NERFINISHED
mother Lucy Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Stanley family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 12th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
notableFor giving his name to the Epsom Derby horse race
giving his name to the Oaks Stakes horse race
owned racehorses
parliamentaryTermEnd 1776
parliamentaryTermStart 1774
partyAffiliation Whig Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Lancaster NERFINISHED
Preston NERFINISHED
residence Knowsley Hall NERFINISHED
The Oaks, Carshalton NERFINISHED
sportingInterest horse racing
spouse Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Derby NERFINISHED

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Epsom Derby namedAfter 12th Earl of Derby
The Oaks founder 12th Earl of Derby
The Oaks Stakes founder 12th Earl of Derby