Lord Edward Manners

Member of Parliament
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IntroMember of Parliament
A.K.A.Edward William John Manners Captain Lord Edward William John Manners Captain Edward Manners
A.K.A.Edward William John Manners Captain Lord Edward William John Manners Captain Edward Manners
PlacesUnited Kingdom
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth5 August 1864
Death26 February 1903 (aged 38 years)
Star signLeo
Family
Mother:Janetta Hughan Manners
Father:John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
Siblings:Lady Elizabeth Manners Lord Cecil Manners Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland Lord Robert William Orlando Manners
The details

Biography

Lord Edward in 1895.

Captain Lord Edward William John Manners (5 August 1864 - 26 February 1903), was a British army officer and Conservative politician.

Manners was the eldest son of John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, by his second marriage to Janetta, daughter of Thomas Hughan. Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland, was his half-brother and Lord Cecil Manners his brother.

He joined the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), and was promoted to Captain 4 April 1894.

In 1895 he was elected to succeed his half-brother as Member of Parliament for Melton, a seat he held until 1900, when his brother Cecil replaced him.

Manners died in February 1903, aged only 38. He never married.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Marquess of Granby
Member of Parliament for Melton
1895–1900
Succeeded by
Lord Cecil Manners
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