Lord George Manners
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Lord George John Manners (London
, 22 June 1820 – 8 September 1874, Cheveley
) was a British nobleman and Conservative Party
politician who represented Cambridgeshire
for over two decades, from 1847 to 1857 and from 1863 to 1874, when he died.
He married Lady Adeliza Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, on 4 October 1855. They had five children:
London
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, 22 June 1820 – 8 September 1874, Cheveley
Cheveley
The village of Cheveley is situated in the county of Cambridgeshire and lies about four miles east-south-east of the market town of Newmarket. Cheveley falls within the local government district of East Cambridgeshire. Geographically, Cheveley stands on the third highest point in Cambridgeshire at ...
) was a British 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 who represented Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a 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 1885. It was represented by two Knights...
for over two decades, from 1847 to 1857 and from 1863 to 1874, when he died.
He married Lady Adeliza Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, on 4 October 1855. They had five children:
- Cicely Elizabeth Adeliza Manners (21 November 1856 – 29 March 1949), died unmarried
- Captain Charles George Edmund John Manners (26 September 1858 – 25 September 1911), died unmarried
- Sir George Espec John Manners (17 June 1860 – 2 September 1939), married on 24 April 1884 Anna Gilstrap (d. 1940), died without issue
- Frances Geraldine Manners (20 August 1864 – 6 March 1865)
- Major Fitzalan George John Manners (27 February 1866 – 15 March 1901), unmarried, officer in the Scots GuardsScots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
, died of enteric fever aboard SS Tagus during the Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...