John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland

John Manners
9th Duke of Rutland
Father Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
Mother Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
Born 21 August 1886
Died 22 April 1940 (aged 53)

John Henry Montagu Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland (21 September 1886 – 22 April 1940)[1] was the son of Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland and his wife Violet.

He married Kathleen Tennant (1895–1989), from his mother's circle 'The Souls', on 27 January 1916. They had five children:

He was patron of the then Loughborough College, and Rutland Hall on the University campus is named in his honour.[2]

References

  1. http://thepeerage.com/p861.htm#i8608
  2. p90, Loughborough University of Technology: Past and Present, Leonard Cantor, 1990, LUT
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Henry Manners
Duke of Rutland
1925–1940
Succeeded by
Charles Manners