Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, born 1781)
Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB (14 December 1781 – 15 November 1835) was a British soldier and nobleman.
Life
He was the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset, daughter of Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort.[1] They were members of the Prince of Wales' set. He and his brother Charles Manners were among the financial supporters of their friend George Bryan Brummell, aka "Beau" Brummell, during his long exile in Calais and Caen. Lord Robert commanded the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) during the Waterloo Campaign.[1]
With a break of one year between 1831 and 1832, he represented various constituencies of the family interest in Parliament from 1802 until his death.
He died suddenly in the afternoon of 15 November 1835 at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire,[2] and was interred in the estate's mausoleum.[3]
References
- 1 2 Dalton 1904, p. 69.
- ↑ "Death of Lord Robert Manners". Windsor & Eton Express. 21 November 1835. Retrieved 29 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Funeral of Lord Robert Manners". The Morning Post. 2 October 1875. Retrieved 29 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- Bibliography
- Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Robert Manners
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edmund Phipps Lord Charles Somerset |
Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1802 – 1806 With: Edmund Phipps |
Succeeded by Edmund Phipps Charles Manners-Sutton |
| Preceded by George Anthony Legh-Keck Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire 1806 – 1831 With: George Anthony Legh-Keck 1806–1818, 1820–1831 Charles March-Phillipps 1818–1820 |
Succeeded by Charles March-Phillipps Thomas Paget |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North 1832 – 1835 With: Charles March-Phillipps |
Succeeded by Charles March-Phillipps Lord Charles Manners |