Family and Education

b. c.1717, 8th s. of John Manners, M.P., 2nd Duke of Rutland, being 3rd s. by his 2nd w. Lucy, da. of Bennet Sherard, M.P., 2nd Baron Sherard [I], sis. of Bennet Sherard, M.P., 1st Earl of Harborough; bro. of John Manners, Mq. of Granby (b.1696), Lord Sherard and Lord William Manners. m. 1 Jan. 1756, Mary Digges of Roehampton, Surr., 3s. 2da.

Offices Held

Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1735, lt. 1740; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1742; col. and a.-d.-c. to George II 1747; col. 36 Ft. 1751-65; maj.-gen. 1757; lt.-gen. 1759; col. 3 Drag. Gds. 1765-d.; gen. 1771.

Lt.-gov. Hull 1749-d.

Biography

Lord Robert Manners, an army officer who served in Flanders during the war of the Austrian succession, was the brother-in-law of Henry Pelham, to whose recommendation he presumably owed his return in 1747 for Hull, where he was a stranger. Appointed lieutenant-governor of Hull in 1749, he retained his seat, with the support of the Government, for 35 years. He died 31 May 1782, aged 64.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754

Author: Romney R. Sedgwick

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