Lord George Manners-Sutton, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Lord George Manners-Sutton
- 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), only daughter of Thomas Chaplin of Blankney, Lincolnshire, 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 LockwoodHe 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, including the family seat of Kelham Hall, from his elder brother Lord Robert Manners-Sutton.
- The change of name, though, was enabled by a 1734 Act of Parliament—many years earlier—when his brother succeeded to those estates.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 LockwoodHe died at Kelham Hall in 1783 and was succeeded by his eldest son, George.
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