John Manners (MP)
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John Manners (27 September 1730 – 23 September 1792) was an English politician, and the eldest natural son of Lord William Manners.
In 1754, he replaced his father as Member of Parliament for Newark, which he represented until 1774.
He married Lady Louisa Tollemache on 4 September 1765, and they had ten children, several of whom adopted the surname of Talmash or Tollemache after it became clear that their mother would inherit the earldom of Dysart:
- William Manners Talmash, Lord Huntingtower (1766 – November 3, 1833)
- John Manners Tollemache (d. 13 February 1837)
- The Hon. Charles Manners-Tollemache (2 January 1775 – 26 July 1850), married twice and had issue. [1]
- Lady Catherine Sophia Manners, or Katherine Sophia Manners (d. 28 May 1825), married on 16 August 1793 as his first wife Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet
- Lady Maria Caroline Manners (d. 20 December 1805), married on 9 September 1799 James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife
- Lady Louisa Grace Manners (d. 19 February 1816), married on 15 August 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans
- Lady Laura Manners Tollemache (d. 11 July 1834), married on 2 June 1808 as Miss Laura Manners, John William Henry Dalrymple, later 7th Earl of Stair (1784-1840), divorced July 1811.[2] For the subsequent history of the unfortunate Lady Laura, see "Life of Katherine Mansfield".
- George Manners, died young
- Elizabeth Louisa Manners, died young
- Sophia Manners, died young
[edit] Notes
- ^ His son William Tollemache was grandfather maternally of Ethel Ruth Hare who married [[Herbert Perrott|Sir Herbert Perrott, 5th and 1st Bt.). Their descendants include the present Lord Biddulph, Lord Forester, Lord Bolton, and the Marquess of Downshire
- ^ The divorce, or rather nullification of her marriage, took place because of Dalrymple's previous contract in 1804, with Johanna, daughter of Charles Gordon of Cluny, which he had chosen to ignore or consider invalid. This marriage was famously upheld by Sir William Scott in Dalyrmple v. Dalyrmple (July 1811) putting Miss Manners into a difficult position (she was neither widow nor wife nor divorced wife; she had lived effectively without wedlock with a married man). The 1804 marriage though deemed a valid marriage by the laws of Scotland, was annulled by the Court of Session, in June 1820 for reasons unknown. Laura Manners and her mother assumed the surname and arms of the ancient house of Tollemache, which her mother was the last representative. (In 1821 presumably after their mother became Countess of Dysart, her brothers John and Charles assumed the name by a similar licenses). The 7th Earl of Stair, who succeeded his cousin in 1821, did not remarry after the annulment of his first marriage; Lady Laura Tollemache also did not remarry. See also "The Scottish Nation: Dysart", a history of the earldom, from an unknown source.
[edit] References
- Manners genealogy
- "The Scottish Nation: Dysart", a history of the earldom.
- Dalrymple vs Dalrymple suit (1811) entire text, with judgement given by Sir William Scott for Dalrymple's first wife. A summary is provided elsewhere.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord William Manners Job Staunton Charlton |
Member of Parliament for Newark with Job Staunton Charlton 1754–1761 Thomas Thoroton 1761–1768 John Shelley 1768–1774 1754–1774 |
Succeeded by George Manners-Sutton Henry Clinton |
