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Edward Stanley FRS (1 January 1779 – 6 September 1849) was a British clergyman and Bishop of Norwich between 1837 and 1849.Born in London into a notable Cheshire family Stanley was the second son of Sir John Stanley 6th Baronet and the younger brother of John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley.Educated at St John’s College Cambridge (16th wrangler 1802) he was ordained in 1802 and three years later became rector of Alderley Cheshire a position he held for the next 32 years.
