General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners, KCB (24 October 1780 – 25 May 1855) was a British soldier and nobleman, the second son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset.
He was lieutenant colonel of the 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons in 1815, during the Waterloo campaign. After a brief appointment to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, he was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd, which he commanded until his death in 1855.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Charles Philip Yorke Sir Henry Peyton, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1802–1830 With: Charles Philip Yorke 1802–1810 Lord Francis Osborne 1810–1830 |
Succeeded by Lord Francis Osborne Henry John Adeane |
Preceded by Lord Robert William Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North 1835–1852 With: Charles March-Phillipps 1835–1837 Edward Farnham 1837–1852 |
Succeeded by Edward Farnham Marquess of Granby |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Lord William Bentinck |
Colonel of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1839 |
Succeeded by Philip Philpot |
Preceded by Lord George Beresford |
Colonel of the 3rd (The King's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1839–1855 |
Succeeded by Peter Latour |