Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782)
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He purchased an ensigncy in the Coldstream Guards on 26 July 1735, and was promoted lieutenant in May 1740. On 22 April 1742, he was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Foot Guards, and in December 1747, colonel and aide-de-camp to King George II. Manners was returned as Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Hull in 1747, and kept the seat for the remainder of his life.
In September 1748, he was appointed colonel of the 15th Light Dragoons, which were shortly thereafter disbanded. On 13 March 1751 he was made colonel of the 36th Regiment of Foot, and was promoted major-general on 7 February 1757, and lieutenant-general on 7 April 1759. He was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd (The Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards on 6 September 1765. He was promoted general on 25 May 1772 and died on 31 May 1782.
On 1 January 1756 he married Mary Digges (c.1727–1829), by whom he had several children:
- Mary Manners (1756–1834), married on 31 January 1777 William Hamilton Nisbet (1747–1822)
- General Robert Manners (1758–1823), mistress, Mary Ann Goodchild (1780–1854) (also known as Mansel) with whom he had 5 children
- John James Manners (1762–1763)
- George Manners (1763–1828), of Bloxholm and Ufford Hall, unmarried
- Lucy Manners (1764–1835), unmarried
References
- Descendants of Sir Robert de Manners, of Etal
- General Lord Robert Manners
- regiments.org[dead link]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- John Brooke, MANNERS, Lord Robert (?1717-82), of Bloxholm, Lincs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964)
- Romney Sedgwick, MANNERS, Lord Robert (c.1717-82), of Bloxholm, Lincs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970)
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Hull 1747–1782 With: Thomas Carter 1747–1754 Richard Crowle 1754–1757 Sir George Montgomery Metham 1757–1766 William Weddell 1766–1774 David Hartley 1774–1780 William Wilberforce 1780–1782 |
Succeeded by William Wilberforce David Hartley |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by | Colonel of the 15th Light Dragoons 1748-1749 |
(Disbanded) |
Preceded by | Colonel of the 36th Regiment of Foot 1751–1765 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Pierson |
Preceded by | Colonel of the 3rd (The Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 1765–1782 |
Succeeded by Philip Honywood |
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