Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, born 1781)

For other people named Robert Manners, see Robert Manners (disambiguation).
Lord Robert William Manners, by William Salter, 1834-1835

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. ^ a b Dalton 1904, p. 69.
  2. ^ "Death of Lord Robert Manners". Windsor & Eton Express. 21 November 1835. Retrieved 29 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Funeral of Lord Robert Manners". The Morning Post. 2 October 1875. Retrieved 29 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Scarborough
1802 – 1806
With: Edmund Phipps 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Leicestershire
1806 – 1831
With: George Anthony Legh-Keck 1806–1818, 1820–1831
Charles March-Phillipps 1818–1820 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North
1832 – 1835
With: Charles March-Phillipps 		Succeeded by


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