Henry Smith-Stanley

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The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith-Stanley (9 March 1803 – 2 April 1875) was a British politician. He was MP for Preston 1832–1837.

Smith-Stanley was the son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, and his wife, Charlotte Hornby. Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, three times Prime Minister, was Smith-Stanley's older brother.{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= |pages=1103-1104 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}

He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1821.{{acad|id=STNY821HT|name=Stanley, The Hon. Henry Thomas Smith}} He transferred to St Mary Hall, Oxford, matriculating in 1826, aged 22.{{cite wikisource|title=Alumni Oxonienses|chapter=Stanley, Henry Thomas Smith|wslink=Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886|last=Foster|first=Joseph|authorlink=Joseph Foster (genealogist)}}

He served as a JP and DL, and as MP for Preston 1832–1837.

He died on 2 April 1875.