Charles Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers
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Charles William Sydney Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers (2 August 1854 – 17 July 1926), known as Viscount Newark from 1860 to 1900, was a British
nobleman and Conservative Party
politician.
, he was the eldest son of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers. He was styled by the courtesy title
of Viscount Newark
from 1860 until succeeded to his father's peerage in 1900.
Newark was a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards
from 1872 until retiring in 1880, and subsequently held a variety of Yeomanry posts: Brigadier-General commanding the North Midlands Infantry Volunteers, captain of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry
, and honorary colonel in the 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
.
He was elected at the 1885 general election
as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Newark division
of Nottinghamshire
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1886
and 1892
, and stood down at the 1895 general election
. However, his Conservative successor Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton
resigned in 1898, and was Viscount Newark returned unopposed at the resulting by-election. He held the seat until his succession to the peerage in 1900.
The 4th Earl was a keen sportsman and was Master of the Rufford Hunt from 1900.
.
United Kingdom
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nobleman and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Career
Born in LondonLondon
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, he was the eldest son of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers. He was styled by the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of Viscount Newark
Viscount Newark
The title Viscount Newark has been created twice, both times with the subsidiary title of Baron Pierrepont.The first creation was in 1628 in the Peerage of England for Robert Pierrepont. The first Viscount was created Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1628, and the third Earl was created Duke of...
from 1860 until succeeded to his father's peerage in 1900.
Newark was a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
from 1872 until retiring in 1880, and subsequently held a variety of Yeomanry posts: Brigadier-General commanding the North Midlands Infantry Volunteers, captain of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry
South Nottinghamshire Hussars
The South Nottinghamshire Hussars were a unit of the British Army formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. Converted to artillery in 1922, it now forms a battery of a Territorial Army regiment.-World War I:...
, and honorary colonel in the 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Sherwood Foresters
The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...
.
He was elected at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
as the 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,...
(MP) for the Newark division
Newark (UK Parliament constituency)
Newark is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885, it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
of Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
and 1892
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, and stood down at the 1895 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
. However, his Conservative successor Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton was an English politician and Australian federationist.Finch-Hatton was born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England, the fourth son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea and his wife Fanny Margaretta, daughter of Edward Royd Rice of Dane Court, Kent...
resigned in 1898, and was Viscount Newark returned unopposed at the resulting by-election. He held the seat until his succession to the peerage in 1900.
The 4th Earl was a keen sportsman and was Master of the Rufford Hunt from 1900.
Family and children
In 1880 he married Helen Shaw-Stewart, daughter of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th BaronetSir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet was the son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet...
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- Lady Cicely Mary Pierrepont (1886–1936), married Francis Henry Hardy of Edith Weston Hall, Rutland, in 1915
- Evelyn Robert Pierrepont, 5th Earl Manvers (1888–1940)
- Lady Alice Helen Pierrepont (30 August 1889 – 8 March 1969), buried at Ystrad MynachYstrad MynachYstrad Mynach is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, previously within the ancient traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 13,500 and stands in the Rhymney Valley . Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal...
- Lady Sibell Pierrepont (1892–1968), married Hubert Davys Argles in 1923