Thomas Manners-Sutton

This article is about the clergyman. For his uncle the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, see Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners.

Thomas Manners-Sutton (6 August 1795 – 27 October 1844) was an English clergyman who served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Manners-Sutton was the fourth son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Manners-Sutton. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1809, graduated B.A. 1813, M.A. 1817[1]).

In 1824, Manners-Sutton was appointed the 52nd Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons[2] by his first cousin, Speaker Charles Manners-Sutton.

Manners-Sutton held the following positions in the church:[1]

• Prebendary of Westminster Abbey, 1817–31
• Rector of Tunstall, Kent, 1827–36
• Rector of Great Chart, Kent, 1818–36
• Prebendary and Sub-Dean of Lincoln Cathedral, 1831–44
• Rector of Averham with Kelham, Nottinghamshire, 1837–44

On 23 November 1826, he married Lucy Sarah Mortimer, daughter of Rev. Hans Sanders Mortimer.[1]

Manners-Sutton died on 27 October 1844.[1]

References

1. "Manners-Sutton (or Manners), Thomas (MNRS809T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. Gray, Donald (1991). Chaplain to Mr Speaker: The Religious Life of the House of Commons. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 9780108506345. Retrieved 17 May 2020.