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'''Lord Robert Manners''', later '''Manners-Sutton''' (21 February 1722 – 19 November 1762) was the second son of [[John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland]] by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier [[John Manners, Marquess of Granby|Lord Granby]], under whom he served as [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] of the [[21st Light Dragoons]].<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/manners-sutton-robert-1722-62 historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Manners Sutton, Lord Robert (1722-62), of Kelham, Notts.'']</ref> He was appointed [[Colonel]] of the [[36th Foot]] in 1751. A [[courtier]], he was appointed [[Master of the Staghounds]] on 26 April 1744, and also served as [[Master of the Harriers]] from 11 April 1754 until 13 January 1756. From 6 July 1747 until his death he was one of the Members of Parliament for [[Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottinghamshire]]. He adopted the additional surname of Sutton on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather the [[Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton|2nd Lord Lexinton]] in 1734.<ref>[https://deedpolloffice.com/research/private-acts-parliament/1734-8-Geo-2-2 Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1734 (8 Geo. 2). c. 2]</ref> He died without having married, and so the estates passed to his next brother [[Lord George Manners-Sutton|Lord George Manners]], who also adopted the name Manners-Sutton. |
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'''Lord Robert Manners''', later '''Manners-Sutton''' (21 February 1722 – 19 November 1762) was the second son of [[John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland]] by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier [[John Manners, Marquess of Granby|Lord Granby]], under whom he served as [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] commanding the [[21st Light Dragoons]].<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/manners-sutton-robert-1722-62 historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Manners Sutton, Lord Robert (1722-62), of Kelham, Notts.'']</ref> |
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He was a captain in the [[Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse|Duke of Kingston’s Light Horse]] in 1745 and a lieutenant-colonel in the [[Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons|Duke of Cumberland’s Dragoons]] in 1746-48, with whom he served in Flanders during the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. He was then appointed Colonel commandant of the 21st Light Dragoons from 1760 to his death. |
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Becoming a [[courtier]], he served as a [[Lord of the Bedchamber]] to the Prince of Wales from 1749 to 1751. He was appointed [[Master of the Staghounds]] on 26 April 1744 and [[Master of the Harriers]] from 11 April 1754 until 13 January 1756. From 6 July 1747 until his death he was one of the Members of Parliament for [[Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottinghamshire]]. |
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He adopted the additional surname of Sutton on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather the [[Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton|2nd Lord Lexinton]] in 1734. These included [[Kelham Hall]], near Newark, Nottinghamshire. <ref>[https://deedpolloffice.com/research/private-acts-parliament/1734-8-Geo-2-2 Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1734 (8 Geo. 2). c. 2]</ref> He died without having married, and so the estates passed to his next brother [[Lord George Manners-Sutton|Lord George Manners]], who also adopted the name Manners-Sutton. |
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Lord Robert Manners, later Manners-Sutton (21 February 1722 – 19 November 1762) was the second son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier Lord Granby, under whom he served as Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 21st Light Dragoons.[1]
He was a captain in the Duke of Kingston’s Light Horse in 1745 and a lieutenant-colonel in the Duke of Cumberland’s Dragoons in 1746-48, with whom he served in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession. He was then appointed Colonel commandant of the 21st Light Dragoons from 1760 to his death.
Becoming a courtier, he served as a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1749 to 1751. He was appointed Master of the Staghounds on 26 April 1744 and Master of the Harriers from 11 April 1754 until 13 January 1756. From 6 July 1747 until his death he was one of the Members of Parliament for Nottinghamshire.
He adopted the additional surname of Sutton on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather the 2nd Lord Lexinton in 1734. These included Kelham Hall, near Newark, Nottinghamshire. [2] He died without having married, and so the estates passed to his next brother Lord George Manners, who also adopted the name Manners-Sutton.
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