Derby
Derby names 6 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Derby EDWARD GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, 14th EARL OF
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
EDWARD GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, 14th EARL OF, an English statesman; born in Knowsley Park, Lancashire, March 29, 1799. In 1820 he was elected to the House of Commons as member for Stockbridge. At first inclining to the Whig party he joined Canning's ministry in 1827 and in 1830 became chief secretary for Ireland in Lord Grey's government, greatly distinguishing himself by his speeches in favor of the Reform Bill in 1831-1832. The opposition osition led by O'Connell in the House of Commons was powerful and violent, but Stanley was successful in totally defeating the agitation for the repeal of the Union. He warmly advocated the abolition of slavery, and passed the act for this purpose in 1833; but in the following year a difference of opinion with his party as to the diversion of the surplus revenues of the Irish Church led him to join the Tories. In 1841 he became colonial secretary under Sir Robert Peel, but resigned on Peel's motion for repeal of the corn-laws. In 1851 and 1858 he formed ministries, and again in 1866. Early in 1868 he resigned office. He died Oct. 23, 1869. EDWARD HENRY STANLEY, 15th Earl of Derby, was born in 1826; educated at Rugby, and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1852 he was under-secretary of foreign affairs; afterward secretary of state for India. Under his superintendence the management of the British India Empire was transferred from the East India Company to the government of Great Britain . In 1866 and also in 1874 he was secretary of state for foreign affairs. Lord Derby became a Liberal in 1879, and was secretary of state for the colonies under Mr. Gladstone from 1882 to 1885. He, however , took a stand against Irish Home Rule in 1886, and afterward ranked among . Gladstone's opponents. He died April 21, 1893.
Derby dar'by, an English shire
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
dar'by, an English shire, town, and noble family. All these are eclipsed by the fame of the Derby horse-race, instituted by the Earl of Derby in 1780. It is held annually on Epsom Downs, an extensive plain near London, on the Wednesday following Trinity Sunday. The races are for three-year-olds. The course is a mile and a half in length. The colts carry a weight, jockey and all, of 126 pounds; the fillies of 121 pounds. It costs $500 to enter. The winner gets $25,000. Lord Rosebery had an ambition to marry the richest wife in England, to become prime minister, and--note the climax--to win a Derby race. He has succeeded in all three. The shortest time on record is that of Kettledrum in 1861. He ran the mile and a half in 2 minutes 43 seconds. On Derby day London is forsaken. Suburban trains are crowded. Every private vehicle and carriage is out. Superb equipages, with outriders, sweep along the road; a thousand cabs are on the way. Workmen in clean jackets load down the drays. Bootblacks and newsboys, rags and gay ribbons,--afoot, on horseback, or awheel,--all London streams along to see the races. Social distinctions are almost forgotten as duke and newsy go mad in very ecstacy of joy when a favorite wins. The successful jockey is for the time greater than any crowned head of Europe. See Horse-Racing
Derby EDWARD GEORGE VIL- LIERS STANLEY, EARL OF
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
EDWARD GEORGE VIL- LIERS STANLEY, EARL OF, a British statesman and diplomat. He was born in London in 1865, and was educated at Wellington College. During 1885-1895 he was lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards , acting, 1889-1891, as A. D. C. to the Governor-General of Canada. From 1899 to 1901, during the war with South Africa , he served, first as Chief Press Censor, afterward as private secretary to Lord Roberts (being twice mentioned in despatches). He was one of the Lords of the Treasury during 1895-1900 and from 1900 to 1903 was Financial Secretary to the War Office. From 1903 to 1905 he was Postmaster-General. In 1892 he stood for parliament and was elected member for West Houghton Division of Lancashire, continuing to represent that Lancas constituency till 1906. After the World War broke out he became , in 1915, Director-General of Recruiting. In 1916 he became Under-Secretary for War and during 1916-1918 was Secretary of State for War. In 1918 he became Ambassador to France.
Derby a municipal and parliamentary borough in England
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a municipal and parliamentary borough in England, capital of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, here crossed by an elegant bridge of three arches, 115 miles N. N. W. of London. It is pleasantly situated in a wide and fertile valley open to the S., and is well and regularly built in the modern quarter. It has some fine public buildings, among which are the churches (All Saints, St. Alkmund, and St. Werburch, the county hall, school of art, infirmary, etc. There is also a very handsome free library and museum. The principal manufactures are silk, cotton, paper, articles in Derbyshire spar, castings, and porcelain, etc. Derby is one of the oldest towns in the kingdom, and is supposed to owe its origin to a Roman station, Derventio, situated at Little Chester, on the opposite side of the river. Under the Danes it took the name of Deoraby. Richardson, the novelist, was a native of the town. Pop. (1919) 123,- 930.
Derby a city in New Haven co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city in New Haven co., Conn.; at the confluence of the Naugatuck and Housatonic rivers, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad; 9 miles W. of New Haven. In 1893 the towns of Birmingham and Derby were consolidated and incorporated as the city of Derby. It is a manufacturing city of much importance and has abundant water power from the two rivers. There are extensive manufactures of brass and iron goods, paper, pins, typewriters, pianos, hosiery, guns, and ammunition, and at one time the old town had a large West India trade and noted shipbuilding yards. A bridge across the Naugatuck river connects Derby with the thrifty manufacturing city of Ansonia. It has several parks, daily and weekly newspapers and a National bank. Pop. (1910) 8,991; (1920) 11,238.
Derby EARL OF, a title conferred after Bosworth Field
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
EARL OF, a title conferred after Bosworth Field, where he and his family had greatly contributed to Richmond's victory. James, seventh Earl of Derby (1606-1651), fought on the royalist side throughout the Great Rebellion, and, taken prisoner after Worcester, was beheaded at Bolton; his countess, Charlotte de la Trémouille, is famous for her heroic defense of Lathom House (1644) and of the Isle of Man ( 1651).
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Aiton's 1910 note that the Derby is run "on the Wednesday following Trinity Sunday" no longer holds: since 1995 the race has been staged on the first Saturday in June, and the course record now stands at 2 minutes 31.33 seconds, set by Workforce in 2010, far inside the 2:43 credited here to Kettledrum. The English town Collier's described in 1921 as making "silk, cotton, paper... castings, and porcelain" is now known chiefly for aero engines: Rolls-Royce had built at Derby since 1908, and the company's engine business remains the city's defining employer, though Royal Crown Derby porcelain survives. Derby was granted city status in 1977 and has roughly doubled the 123,930 people counted in 1919, to about 260,000. Of the men profiled, the 17th Earl, still ambassador to Paris when Collier's went to press, held that post until 1920 and died in 1948; Derby, Connecticut, remains Connecticut's smallest city by area, with about 12,000 residents and no surviving pin or typewriter works.
Written for this edition, 2026.