Lord Robert Manners, later Manners-Sutton (21 February 1722 – 19 November 1772) was the second son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland

John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland

John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland KG PC was an English nobleman, the eldest son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and Catherine Russell...

 by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier Lord Granby

John Manners, Marquess of Granby

General John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, , British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby...

, under whom he served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons. He was appointed Colonel

Colonel

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 of the 36th Foot in 1751. A courtier

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, he was appointed Master of the Staghounds

Master of the Staghounds

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 on 26 April 1744, and also served as Master of the Harriers

Master of the Harriers

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 from 11 April 1754 until 13 January 1756. From 6 July 1747 until his death he was one of the Members of Parliament for Nottinghamshire

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. He adopted the additional surname of Sutton on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather the 2nd Lord Lexinton

Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton

Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC was an English diplomat.-Family:He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton and his third wife Mary St. Leger.On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret Hungerford Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC (6 January 1662 – 19 September 1723) was an English...

. He died without having married, and so the estates passed to his next brother Lord George Manners

Lord George Manners-Sutton

Lord George Manners-Sutton , born Lord George Manners, was a British nobleman and politician, the third son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.On 5 December 1749, he married Diana Chaplin Lord George Manners-Sutton (8 March 1723 – 7 January 1783, Kelham Hall), born Lord George Manners, was a...

, who also adopted the name Manners-Sutton.