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| Manners, John, Marquess of Granby Adm. (age 17) at TRINITY, 03 Jul., 1738. S. of John, Duke of Rutland . School, Eton. Matric. 1738 ; LL.D. 1769 . M.P. for Grantham, 1741-54 ; for Cambridgeshire , 1754-70 . Colonel of the 'Leicester Blues' at the Jacobite Invasion, 1745 ; served in Flanders , 1747 . Major-General, 1755 . Colonel, Royal Horse Guards, 1758-70 . Lieut.-General, 1759 . Commander-in-Chief of the British contingent, 1759 . A distinguished soldier; performed brilliant services at Warburg in 1760, and at the heights of Homburg and Cassel in 1762 . Master-General of the Ordnance, 1763-9 . Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire , 1764-6 . Married, 03 Sep., 1750, Lady Frances Seymour, dau. of Charles, Duke of Somerset . Died at Scarborough, 18 Oct., 1770. Buried at Bottesford, Leicestershire . ( D.N.B. ; A. B. Beaven.) | John MANNERS, Marquess of Granby Approx. lifespan: 1721–1770 Adm. (age 17) at Trinity College 1738:07:03 s. of John MANNERS, Duke of Rutland School, Eton. Matric. 1738 ; LL.D. 1769 M.P. for Grantham 1741-54 ; for Cambridgeshire , 1754-70 Colonel of the 'Leicester Blues' at the Jacobite Invasion 1745 ; served in Flanders , 1747 Major-General 1755 Colonel, Royal Horse Guards 1758-70 Lieut.-General 1759 Commander-in-Chief of the British contingent 1759 A distinguished soldier; performed brilliant services at Warburg in 1760 and at the heights of Homburg and Cassel in 1762 Master-General of the Ordnance 1763-69 Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire , 1764-66 m. 1750:09:03 Lady Frances SEYMOUR dau. of Seymour, Charles <qual>Duke of Somerset</qual> Died at Scarborough 1770:10:18 Buried at Bottesford, Leicestershire , ( D.N.B. ; A. B. Beaven.) |