Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers
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Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charles Pierrepont
.
He entered the Royal Navy
as a midshipman
, and was made lieutenant
on 10 March 1797 and commander
on 11 August. He commanded HMS Kingfisher until being promoted post captain on 24 December 1798, when he took command of HMS Spartiate. Kingfisher was taken over by his quondam first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland
. Pierrepont served with Lord Nelson in the Mediterranean theater, but resigned his commission in 1803.
Meanwhile, Charles' elder brother Evelyn died in 1801, and Charles took his seat as Member of Parliament
for Nottinghamshire
. He became a deputy lieutenant
of the county in 1803. In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers
, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.
Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers
Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers was an English nobleman and naval officer, born Charles Medows, the second son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Lady Frances, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.Educated at Oxford, he became a midshipman in the...
.
He entered the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
as a midshipman
Midshipman
A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...
, and was made lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
on 10 March 1797 and commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
on 11 August. He commanded HMS Kingfisher until being promoted post captain on 24 December 1798, when he took command of HMS Spartiate. Kingfisher was taken over by his quondam first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland
Frederick Lewis Maitland (Rear Admiral)
Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, KCB was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and held a number of commands...
. Pierrepont served with Lord Nelson in the Mediterranean theater, but resigned his commission in 1803.
Meanwhile, Charles' elder brother Evelyn died in 1801, and Charles took his seat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
. He became a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of the county in 1803. In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers
Earl Manvers
Earl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscount Newark, of Newark-on-Trent in the County of Nottingham, in...
, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.
Family
He married Mary Laetitia, eldest daughter of Anthony Hardolph Eyre of Grove, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), in 1804. They had four children:- Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark (1805–1850)
- Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (1825–1900)
- Lady Mary Frances Pierrepont (d. 1905), married Edward Christopher Egerton in 1845
- Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (d. 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-WynnCharles Watkin Williams-Wynn (younger)Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn was a Welsh Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880....
in 1853