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| Manners, Lord John James Robert. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Feb. 4, 1836. [2nd] s. of John Henry, 5th Duke of Rutland (1794, sub Rutland). [B. Dec. 13, 1818, at Belvoir Castle. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1836; M.A. 1839; Hon. LL.D. 1862. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1876. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 24, 1840. M.P. for Newark, 1841-7. Joined the 'Young England Party.' Advocated public holidays, 1843; factory reform, 1844, and a system of allotments. Toured industrial districts with Disraeli, 1844, in whose novels, Coningsby, Sybil and Endymion, he is portrayed. M.P. for Colchester, 1850-7; for North Leics., 1857-85; for Melton (E. Leics.), 1885-8. P.C., 1852. First Commissioner of Works, 1852, 1858-9, and 1866-8; Postmaster-General, 1874-80 and 1885-6; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1886-92. Succeeded his brother, Charles C. J., Marquess of Granby (1832), as 7th Duke of Rutland, Mar. 4, 1888. K.G., 1891. Created, by patent, Baron Roos of Belvoir, 1896. G.C.B., 1880. Married (1) 1851, Catherine Louisa Georgiana, only dau. of Col. George Marlay, C.B., of Belvedere, Co. Westmeath, and had issue; (2) 1862, Janetta, eldest dau. of Thomas Hughan of Airds, Galloway, and had further issue. Author of the lines 'Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning, die; but leave us still our old nobility,' which occur in a poem, Memorials of Other Lands, published in 1841, after he had travelled on the Continent. Died Aug. 4, 1906, at Belvoir. Father of Henry J.B. (1868) and Cecil R. J. (1884); brother of Charles C. J., Marquess of Granby (1832), and George John (1838). (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, P. and B.; Inns of Court; D.N.B.) | Lord John James Robert MANNERS Approx. lifespan: 1818–1906 pens. Trinity College adm1836:02:04 2nd s. of John Henry MANNERS, 5th Duke of Rutland(1794) sub Rutland , ). [ b. 1818:12:13 at Belvoir Castle, [Rutland], Sch: Eton School Eton, [Buckinghamshire], Matric 1836:10MT: MA 1839 Hon.LLD 1862 Hon.DCL OX, [Oxfordshire], 1876 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1840:02:24 M.P. for: : Newark [Nottinghamshire], 1841-47 Joined: the "Young England Party." Advocated public holidays 1843 factory reform 1844, and a system of allotments. Toured industrial districts with Disraeli 1844,in whose novels, Coningsby, Sybil and Endymion, he is portrayed. M.P. for: : Colchester [Essex], 1850-57 for[+co] North Leicestershire , [-co] 1857-85 for Melton (E. Leicestershire , ) 1885-88 P.C.: 1852 First Commissioner of: : Works 1852, 1858-9, and 1866-8 Postmaster-General: 1874-80, and 1885-6 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: 1886-92 Succeeded his brother, Charles C. J., Marquess of Granby (1832), as 7th Duke of Rutland 1888:03:04 KG 1891 Created, by patent, Baron Roos of Belvoir 1896 GCB 1880 m. (1) 1851, Catherine Louisa Georgiana, only dau. Of Colonel George MARLAY, C.B., of Belvedere, Co. Westmeath , had issue m. (2) 1862 Janetta, eldest dau. of Thomas HUGHAN of, Galloway, [Kirkcudbrightshire], , and had further issue. Author of the lines "Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning, die; but leave us still our old nobility," which occur in a poem, Memorials of Other Lands, published in1841, after he had travelled on the Continent. d. 1906:08:04 at Belvoir, [Rutland], father of Henry J.B. MANNERS (1868) Cecil R. J. MANNERS (1884) brother of Charles C. J. MANNERS Marquess of Granby (1832), and George John (1838) ( Eton School Lists ; Burke, P. and B.; Inns of Court; D.N.B. ) [add:]Photograph: CAS: E.47[:add] |