Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

The Right Honourable The Lord Stanley of Alderley PC
The 2nd Baron of Alderley, c. 1865
Ministerial offices Postmaster General In office 17 August 1860 – 26 June 1866 Prime Minister The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell Preceded by The Earl of Elgin Succeeded by The Duke of Montrose President of the Board of Trade In office 31 March 1855 – 21 February 1858 Prime Minister The Viscount Palmerston Preceded by Edward Cardwell Succeeded by Joseph Warner Henley Paymaster General Vice-President of the Board of Trade In office 5 January 1853 – 30 January 1855 Prime Minister The Earl of Aberdeen Preceded by Charles Abbot Succeeded by Edward Pleydell-Bouverie In office 12 February 1852 – 21 February 1852 Prime Minister The Earl Russell Preceded by Granville Leveson-Gower Succeeded by Charles Abbot Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs In office 6 July 1846 – 12 February 1852 Prime Minister The Earl Russell Preceded by George Smythe Succeeded by Austen Henry Layard Paymaster General In office 19 June 1841 – 30 August 1841 Prime Minister The Viscount Melbourne Preceded by Sir Henry Parnell, Bt. Succeeded by Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury In office 21 April 1835 – 19 June 1841 Prime Minister The Viscount Melbourne Preceded by Sir George Clerk Succeeded by Sir Denis Le Marchant
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament for North Cheshire In office 26 August 1847 – 8 June 1848 Preceded by George Legh Succeeded by George Legh In office 8 January 1833 – 22 July 1841 Preceded by constituency established Succeeded by George Legh Member of Parliament for Hindon In office 1 June 1831 – 8 January 1833 Preceded by George Matthew Fortescue Succeeded by constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1802-11-13)13 November 1802
Died	16 June 1869(1869-06-16) (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig Liberal
Spouse	Henrietta Dillon-Lee ​ ​ (m. 1826)​
Children	10
Parent(s)	John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley Lady Maria Holroyd
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, PC (13 November 1802 – 16 June 1869), known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1860 and 1866.