John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland

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John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland (10 June 1604 – 29 September 1679), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage.

Life

Manners was the son of Sir George Manners of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, son of Sir John Manners. His mother was Grace Pierrepont daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepont (MP).[1] The 8th earl was the great-grandson of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge in spring 1619 and was awarded MA in 1621. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1621. In 1632 he was High Sheriff of Derbyshire.[2]

In April 1640, Manners was elected Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in the Short Parliament.[3] In 1641 he inherited the Earldom on the death of his second cousin George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland on 29 March. He was a moderate Parliamentarian and took the covenant in 1643. In 1646 he was Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent.[2]

After the Restoration, Lord Rutland became Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire on 14 February 1667 and held the post to 7 July 1677.[2]

Lord Rutland died aged 75 and was buried at Bottesford, Leicestershire.[2]

Family

Manners married Frances Montagu, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, in 1628. They had seven children:

References

  1. Grace Pierrepont, ThePeerage.com, accessed 27 December 2008
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  4. Thomas Seccombe, ‘Langhorne, Sir William, baronet (c.1634–1715)’, rev. Andrew Grout, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16019. Retrieved 14 March 2008.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire
1640
With: Sir John Curzon
Succeeded by
Sir John Curzon
Sir John Coke
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice in Eyre
north of the Trent

1646–1661
Succeeded by
The Marquess of Newcastle
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
1667–1677
Succeeded by
The Earl of Rutland
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Rutland
1641–1679
Succeeded by
John Manners


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