J. L. Manning

J. L. Manning
OBE
Born
James Lionel Manning

(1914-01-10)10 January 1914
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Died18 January 1974(1974-01-18) (aged 60)
Lambeth, London, England
OccupationColumnist
Spouse
Amy Jenkins
​
(m. 1939)​
Children2, including Katy
RelativesBrian Manning (half-brother)

James Lionel Manning OBE (10 January 1914 – 18 January 1974) was a British sports columnist for the Daily Mail. Born in Bristol, then in the County of Gloucestershire,[1] in 1914, Manning was the eldest son of sports writer Lionel Victor Manning, and the elder half-brother of Brian Stuart Manning (1927–2004) a leading British Marxist historian.

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1974 New Year Honours.[2]

  1. ^ GB Historical GIS, University of Portsmouth. "History of Bristol in Gloucestershire | Map and description". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 46162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1973. p. 11.