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Name: Derby The Earl of 1852, 1858–9 and 1866–8 Conservative
Born: 29 March 1799 at Knowsley Hall, Prescot, Lancashire
First entered Parliament: 30 July 1822
Age he became PM: 52 years, 331 days; 58 years, 328 days; and 67 years, 91 days
Maiden Speech: 30 March 1824 on the Manchester Gas Light Bill
Total time as PM: Three years, 280 days
Died: 23 October 1869 at Knowsley Hall, Prescot, Lancashire
Nicknames: ‘Scorpion Stanley’ and ‘The Rupert of Debate’
Education: Eton and Christ Church, Oxford
Family: Derby was the eldest son and the first of seven children. He was married to Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbranham and had two sons and one daughter
Interests: Classics (he translated the Iliad into blank verse), sport, gambling
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