James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (died 1651)

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

English nobleman and politician (1607–1651)

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman, politician, and supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Before inheriting the title in 1642 he was known as Lord Strange. He was feudal Lord of the Isle of Man, where he was known as "Yn Stanlagh Mooar".