Edward Strutt, first Baron Belper (1801-1880)
The son of the cotton manufacturer William Strutt (d. 1830); educated at Trinity College,
Cambridge, he was a Liberal MP for the borough of Derby (1830-47) and chancellor of the
duchy of Lancaster (1852-54). He became a peer in 1856.
The son of the cotton manufacturer William Strutt (d. 1830); educated at Trinity College,
Cambridge, he was a Liberal MP for the borough of Derby (1830-47) and chancellor of the
duchy of Lancaster (1852-54). He became a peer in 1856.