Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, born 1781)
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Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB (14 December 1781 – 15 November 1835) was a British soldier and nobleman, the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset. 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. see Ian Kelly's book Beau Brummell: Ultimate Man of Style (2006). Effectively in command of the 10th Light Dragoons (Hussars) during the Waterloo Campaign
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 in 1835.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Robert Manners
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1802 – 1806 With: Edmund Phipps |
Succeeded by Edmund Phipps Charles Manners-Sutton |
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 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 |
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