When the 1st Baron died in 1850, he was succeeded as 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 8th Baronet of Alderley Hall by his son Edward, who was a prominent Liberal politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade, Postmaster General and had in 1848 been created Baron Eddisbury, of Winnington in the County Palatine of Chester, in his own right. His wife Henrietta was a prominent campaigner for women's education. After his death, the Stanley of Alderley and Eddisbury baronies remained united; most holders have since chosen to be known as Lord Stanley of Alderley. The 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley had a career in the Diplomatic Service; as he was childless he was succeeded by his younger brother, the 4th Baron. He was liberal member of parliament for Oldham. In 1909, the 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley acquired a further title when he succeeded his first cousin once removed, the Earl of Sheffield, according to a special remainder and thus inherited the title of 4th Baron Sheffield. After his death the titles passed to his son, the 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Eddisbury and also served as Governor of Victoria. His eldest son, the 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley, sold the family seat of Alderley Hall in 1938. He was married four times, the second time to Sylvia Ashley. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, who preferred to be known as Lord Sheffield. He only held the titles for three months. As of 2013[update] the titles are held by the latter's cousin, the 9th Baron Stanley of Alderley, who succeeded his father in that year. He is the grandson of Oliver Hugh Stanley, youngest son of the 4th Baron.
The Stanley baronetcy, of Alderley Hall in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1660 for the barrister Thomas Stanley. He was a descendant of Sir John Stanley, third son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley (whose eldest son was created Earl of Derby in 1485). He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1678. His great-grandson, the sixth Baronet, was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. His eldest son was the seventh Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1839. See above for further succession.
The traditional burial place of the Lords Stanley of Alderley was the Stanley Mausoleum in the churchyard of St Mary, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, built in 1909. The building now belongs to the parish council.[1] The London house of the Stanley family at 40 Dover Street was purchased by The Arts Club, a club for gentlemen interested in the arts, in 1896. It remains there to this day.
Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 7th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 6th Baron Eddisbury (1915–1971) (known as Lord Sheffield)
Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 7th Baron Eddisbury (1927–2013) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley)
Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 8th Baron Eddisbury and 9th Baron Sheffield (born 1956)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Charles Ernest Stanley (born 1960), who has three daughters.[2] The next in line to the peerages is his brother Hon. Harry John Stanley (born 1963), whose heir is his only son Bertram Thomas Zulfikar Stanley (born 2007).[2]
Baron Sheffield of Dunnamore in the County of Meath, (2nd creation, Ireland), 1781 Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in the County of Roscommon, (3rd creation, Ireland), 1783 Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in the County of York, (4th creation, United Kingdom), 1802 Earl of Sheffield (Ireland) and Viscount Pevensey (Ireland), 1816
George Augustus Constantine Phipps 1819–1890 2nd Marquess of Normanby 3rd Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave (Great Britain), 5th Baron Mulgrave (Ireland)
Fredrick Henry Stuart Holroyd 1827–1829 styled Viscount Pevensey
Henry North Holroyd 1832–1909 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Viscount Pevensey, and Baron Sheffield
Earldom of Sheffield, Viscount Pevensey, and Baron Sheffield (2nd and 4th creations), extinct 1909
Constantine Charles Henry Phipps 1846–1932 3rd Marquess of Normanby 4th Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave (Great Britain), 6th Baron Mulgrave (Ireland)
Edward Lyulph Stanley 1839–1925 4th Baron Sheffield (3rd creation, Ireland) 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury
Arthur Lyulph Stanley 1875–1931 5th Baron Sheffield 5th Baron Stanley 4th Baron Eddisbury
Oliver Hugh Stanley 1879–1952
Oswald Constantine John Phipps 1912–1994 4th Marquess of Normanby 5th Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave (Great Britain), 7th Baron Mulgrave (Ireland)
Edward John Stanley 1907–1971 6th Baron Sheffield 6th Baron Stanley 5th Baron Eddisbury
Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley 1915–1971 7th Baron Sheffield 7th Baron Stanley 6th Baron Eddisbury
Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley 1927–2013 8th Baron Sheffield 8th Baron Stanley 7th Baron Eddisbury
Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps (b. 1954) 5th Marquess of Normanby 6th Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave (Great Britain), 8th Baron Mulgrave (Ireland)
Richard Oliver Stanley (b. 1956) 9th Baron Sheffield 9th Baron Stanley 8th Baron Eddisbury
Charles Ernest Stanley (b. 1960)
Heir presumptive to the Baronies Sheffield, Stanley, and Eddisbury
John Samuel Constantine Phipps (b. 1994) styled Earl of Mulgrave
^ abMorris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Stanley of Alderley, Baron Sheffield and (Stanley) (Baron Sheffield) I 1783, (Stanley of Alderley) UK 1839 and (Eddisbury) 1848, and Bt E 1660)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3257–3261. ISBN978-1-999767-0-5-1.
