| His Grace The Duke of Rutland KG TD |
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| The Duke of Rutland by his wife Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland. | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire | |
| In office 1900–1925 |
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| Monarch | Victoria Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | The Earl Howe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1852 |
| Died | 8 May 1925 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Violet Lindsay (1856-1937) |
Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland KG TD (16 April 1852 – 8 May 1925), known as Henry Manners until 1888 and styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
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Rutland was the only child of John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, by his first wife Catherine Louisa Georgina, daughter of Colonel George Marley. His mother died just before his second birthday. He had four half-siblings from his father's second marriage, including Lord Edward Manners and Lord Cecil Manners. He gained the courtesy title of Marquess of Granby in 1888 when his father succeeded his elder brother in the dukedom.[1]
Rutland succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Melton in 1888, a seat he held until 1895.[2] In 1896 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Manners.[3] In 1906 he succeeded his father as eighth Duke of Rutland. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire between 1900 and 1925[4] and was also President of the North British Academy of Arts at its inauguration and for many years. In 1918 he was made a Knight of the Garter.[5]
Rutland married Violet, daughter of Colonel the Hon. Charles Lindsay, on 25 November 1882. They had five children:
Rutland died in May 1925, aged 73, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his second and only surviving son, John. The Duchess of Rutland died in December 1937, aged 81.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord John Manners |
Member of Parliament for Melton 1888–1895 |
Succeeded by Lord Edward Manners |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Howe |
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 1900–1925 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, Bt |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir C. E. Howard Vincent |
Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations 1896 |
Succeeded by Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Manners |
Duke of Rutland 1906–1925 |
Succeeded by John Manners |
| Baron Manners (writ in acceleration) 1896–1925 |
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