Lord George Manners-Sutton

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Lord George Manners-Sutton (8 March 1723 – 7 January 1783, Kelham Hall), 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 (d. 1767), by whom he had nine children:

• George Manners-Sutton (1751–1804)
• Captain John Manners-Sutton (1752–1826), married Anne Manners, natural daughter of John Manners, Marquess of Granby, his first cousin
• Captain Robert Manners-Sutton, RN (1754–1794), killed in the explosion of HMS Ardent
• Charles Manners-Sutton (1755–1828), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners (1756–1842)
• Captain Francis Manners-Sutton(d. 1781)
• Diana Manners-Sutton, married on 21 April 1778 Francis Dickins
• Louisa Bridget Manners-Sutton (d. 5 February 1800), married on 15 June 1790 Edward Lockwood-Perceval
• Charlotte Manners-Sutton (d. 1827), married on 16 June 1789 Thomas Lockwood

He entered Parliament in 1754, succeeding his elder brother, the Marquess of Granby as Member of Parliament for Grantham. In 1762, he adopted the additional surname of Sutton, upon inheriting the estates of that family from his elder brother Lord Robert Manners-Sutton.

On 5 February 1768, he married Mary Peart, by whom he had one daughter:

• Mary Manners-Sutton (d. 20 November 1829), married in 1799 Rev. Richard Lockwood

[edit] References

• Manners genealogy
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Marquess of Granby Sir John Cust, Bt	Member of Parliament for Grantham with Sir John Cust, Bt 1754–1770 Francis Cust 1770–1774 Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt 1774–1776 Peregrine Cust 1776–1780 1754–1780	Succeeded by Francis Cockayne-Cust George Manners-Sutton
Preceded by Henry Clinton George Manners-Sutton	Member of Parliament for Newark with Henry Clinton 1780–1783	Succeeded by Henry Clinton John Manners-Sutton