Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers
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Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English sailor and nobleman.
He served in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant and commander in 1797 before promotion to captain the following year. He served with Lord Nelson in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars but retired from the Navy in 1803.
His elder brother Evelyn died in 1801, and Charles took his seat as Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire and the style of Lord Pierrepont. In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.
[edit] Family
He married Mary Laetitia, eldest daughter of Anthony Hardolph Eyre of Grove, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), in 1804. They had four children:
- Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark (1805–1850)
- Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (1825–1900)
- Lady Mary Frances Pierrepont (d. 1905), married Edward Christopher Egerton in 1845
- Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (d. 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1853
[edit] References
- 2nd Earl Manvers Bio. Retrieved on January 3, 2006.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord William Bentinck Lord Pierrepont |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire with Lord William Bentinck 1801–1803, 1812–1814 Anthony Hardolph Eyre 1802–1813 Frank Sotheron 1814–1816 1801–1816 |
Succeeded by Frank Sotheron Lord William Bentinck |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Charles Pierrepont |
Earl Manvers 1816–1860 |
Succeeded by Sydney Pierrepont |
