Lord George Manners

For other people named George Manners, see George Manners (disambiguation).

Lord George John Manners (22 June 1820 – 8 September 1874) was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician who represented Cambridgeshire for over two decades, from 1847 to 1857 and from 1863 to 1874, when he died.[1]

He was born in London, the youngest son of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland by Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland was his elder brother. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the University Pitt Club.[2]

He was a Justice of the Peace for Cambridgeshire.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: The Late Lord George Manners, M.P.". The Times. 9 September 1874. p. 7.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.