STANLEY, Hon. James (1664-1736), of Knowsley, Lancs.

Family and Education

b. 3 July 1664, 8th but 3rd surv. s. of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby; bro. of Hon. Charles Stanley*. educ. St. Paul’s. m. Feb. 1705 (with £60,000), Mary, da. and h. of Sir William Morley*, 1s. d.v.p. suc. bro. as 10th Earl of Derby 5 Nov. 1702. P. Draper, House of Stanley, 252.

Offices Held

Capt. Earl of Pembroke’s (Thomas Herbert†) Ft. Mar. 1688, 1 Ft. Gds. 1689; col. 16 Ft. 1692–1705; brig.-gen. 1702–4; maj.-gen. 1704–5; groom of bedchamber 1689–1702; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster June 1706–10; PC 10 June 1706; capt. yeoman of the guard 1715–23. HMC Kenyon, 218; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 4.

Burgess, Wigan by 1684; ranger of the five forests, Lancs. 1694–1710; ld. lt. Lancs. and N. Wales 1702–10, 1714–d.; v.-adm. Lancs. 1702–12; chamberlain of Chester 1702–d., mayor, Liverpool 1707–8, 1734–5. NLS, Crawford mss 47/3/78, list of burgesses, Dec. 1684; Somerville, 144; J. J. Bagley, Earls of Derby, 127, 128; Draper, 258.

Parlimentarian

STANLEY, Hon. James (1664-1736), of Knowsley, Lancs.

Main residence: Knowsley, Lancs.

Author

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Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

STANLEY, Hon. James (1664-1736)

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Oxford 1644

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