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There’s something very alternative Prime Ministerial about Oliver Stanley, and of course there’s the great story of him and his brother, Edward, Lord Stanley, serving in the cabinet together in OTL. And through their paternal line, they were related to Earl of Derby, thrice PM in the mid 19th C.
So what happened? Well Edward was dead in his 40s, prewar, Oliver was dead at 54 in 1950 - both young deaths.
Is there something I’m missing? Something that google and Wikipedia can’t tell me, on their deaths? Books on the family seem rather scarce too. Was it misfortune (their father lived to a ripe old age) or something more insidious - like an inherited illness? The only information I’ve found is from an Australian paper which talks about Oliver having ‘throat trouble’, a pretty transparent euphemism; while Neville Chamberlain in his tribute to Edward spoke about a ‘disease’.
Would really appreciate any insight that is out there!