Mander Baronets
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The Mander baronetcy, of The Mount, Tettenhall Wood
, in the County of Staffordshire
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 July 1911 in the Coronation honours of King George V
, for Sir Charles Tertius Mander, English varnish manufacturer (and as such Royal Warrant
holder) and public servant.
Coat of Arms
Arms: Gules, on a pile invected erminois, three annulets interlaced, two and one of the field.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a demi-lion couped ermine holding in the paws two annulets interlaced fessewise gules, between two buffalo horns of the last.
Mantling: Gules and or.
Motto: Vive Bene ('Live Well').
Livery: Blue, yellow facings, brass buttons.
Tettenhall Wood
Tettenhall Wood is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is west of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Tettenhall Wightwick ward. It sits high on a relatively steep hill and it is claimed that the Malvern Hills can be seen from some of the houses located in the area. To its west...
, in the County of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 July 1911 in the Coronation honours of King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, for Sir Charles Tertius Mander, English varnish manufacturer (and as such Royal Warrant
Royal Warrant
Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending prestige to the supplier...
holder) and public servant.
Coat of ArmsCoat of armsA coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a demi-lion couped ermine holding in the paws two annulets interlaced fessewise gules, between two buffalo horns of the last.
Mantling: Gules and or.
Motto: Vive Bene ('Live Well').
Livery: Blue, yellow facings, brass buttons.
Mander Baronets, of The Mount (1911)
- Sir Charles Tertius ManderCharles Tertius ManderSir Charles Tertius Mander, 1st Baronet JP, DL, was a Midland manufacturer , philanthropist and public servant, of Wolverhampton, England....
(16 July 1852–8 April 1929), JP, DL, was the eldest son of Charles Benjamin Mander, of The Mount. He was uniquely four times mayor of WolverhamptonWolverhamptonWolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
1892-6, an honorary freeman of the borough, a colonel in the Staffordshire Yeomanry, and the first of the Mander familyMander familyThe Mander family has held for over 200 years a prominent position in the Midland counties of England, both in the family business and public life....
to serve as high sheriffHigh SheriffA high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of the county of StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. He was an active philanthropist in many public causes. He was a progressive industrialist and manufacturer as first chairman (1924) of Mander BrothersMander BrothersMander Brothers was a major employer in the city of Wolverhampton, in the English Midlands, a progressive company founded in 1773. In the 19th century the firm became the Number One manufacturers of varnishes, paints and later printing inks in the British Empire...
Ltd., the family paint and varnish works, but also in many other companies, including a Midland electrical company credited with the invention of the spark plug. He was created a baronetBaronetA baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in the baronetage of the United Kingdom for his public services on July 8, 1911.
- Sir Charles Arthur ManderCharles Arthur ManderSir Charles Arthur Mander, 2nd Baronet JP, DL, TD was a public servant, philanthropist, and manufacturer, as managing director of Mander Brothers, the family paint, varnish and inks business established in 1773....
(25 June 1884–25 January 1951), JP, DL, TD, the second baronet, was the elder son of Charles Tertius by Mary Le Mesurier Paint, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was twice mayor of Wolverhampton, and an honorary freeman of the borough; he was High Sheriff of Staffordshire. He shot for England, fought in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, and PalestinePalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in World War I, where he was wounded at BeershebaBeershebaBeersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
in 1917, and after the decisive battle of MegiddoBattle of Megiddo (1918)The Battle of Megiddo took place between 19 September and 1 October 1918, in what was then the northern part of Ottoman Palestine and parts of present-day Syria and Jordan...
entered DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
in triumph with General Allenby. He was managing director of Mander Brothers Ltd., served on over 65 committees and organisations at one time, was in demand as an authoritative public speaker, and presented early radio programmes. He was President of Rotary InternationalRotary InternationalRotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
for Britain and Ireland. In the USA, he was made an honorary chief Red Crow of the BlackfootBlackfootThe Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana....
tribe in MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
when he gave the address at the dedication of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkThe Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and the Glacier National Park in the United States...
, the first national park to be so dedicated, in 1932.
- Sir Charles Marcus ManderCharles Marcus ManderSir Charles Marcus Mander, 3rd Baronet was an industrialist, property developer, landowner and farmer. He was known as Marcus Mander to his family and friends....
(22 September 1921–9 August 2006), the third baronet, was the only son of Charles Arthur by Monica Neame, of Kent. He fought with the Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
in World War II in Italy, where he was gravely wounded in the fierce fighting by Monte Camino in October 1943. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire. He was a director of Mander Brothers, and redeveloped the centre of Wolverhampton, establishing the Mander Shopping Centre and Mander Square on the site of the 18th-century family works in 1968. He developed a township for 11,500 people at PertonPertonPerton is a large village and civil parish located in Staffordshire, England. It lies to the south of Codsall, and to the west of the city of Wolverhampton.-Perton:...
outside Wolverhampton on the family agricultural estate, which had been requisitioned as an airfield during World War II. He was chairman of a number of national property development and investment companies, and farmed in GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.
- (Charles) Nicholas ManderSir Nicholas Mander, 4th BaronetSir Nicholas Mander, 4th Baronet is a British baronet.He is the elder son of Charles Marcus Mander, 3rd baronet of The Mount, by Maria Dolores , née Brödermann, of Hamburg, whom he succeeded in 2006. He was educated at Downside School, Trinity College, Cambridge , and Grenoble University...
(born 23 March 1950), the elder son of Charles Marcus by Dolores Brödermann of Hamburg, is the heir incumbent to the baronetcy. He lives at Owlpen ManorOwlpen ManorOwlpen Manor is a Tudor Grade I listed manor house of the Mander family, situated in the village of Owlpen in the Stroud district in Gloucestershire, England. There is an associated estate set in a picturesque valley within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
in GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.
- (Charles) Marcus Septimus Gustav Mander (born 1976), a barrister of the Middle Temple, the eldest son of Charles Nicholas by Karin Margareta Norin, of Stockholm, is the heir apparent to the baronetcy.
Other family members
- Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier ManderGeoffrey ManderSir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander KB , was a Midland industrialist and chairman of Mander Brothers Ltd., paint and varnish manufacturers in Wolverhampton, England, an art collector and radical parliamentarian....
, KBKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
(1882–1962), member of Parliament, industrialist and art patron
- Miles ManderMiles ManderMiles Mander , born Lionel Henry Mander , was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist.-Early life:Miles Mander was the second son of Theodore Mander, builder of Wightwick Manor, of the prominent...
(1888–1946), Hollywood actor, film director, and novelist
- Jane ManderJane ManderMary Jane Mander was a New Zealand novelist and journalist.-Early life:Born in the small community of Ramarama, situated south of Auckland, she had little schooling, yet was teaching at primary school while being tutored for a high school education. Her father, the Hon...
(1877–1949), New Zealand novelist
Sources
- Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander (ed), The History of Mander Brothers (Wolverhampton, 1955)
- C. Nicholas Mander, Varnished Leaves: a biography of the Mander Family of Wolverhampton, 1750-1950 (Owlpen Press, 2004) [with genealogy]
- Official Roll of the Baronets (Standing Council of the Baronetage, 2006)
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors), Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990)
- Leigh Rayment' s baronetage page