Lord Robert William Manners
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Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB (14 December 1781 – 15 November 1835) was a British soldier and nobleman, the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset. They were members of the Prince of Wales' set. He and his brother Charles Manners were among the financial supporters of their friend George Bryan Brummell, aka "Beau" Brummell, during his long exile in Calais and Caen. see Ian Kelly's book Beau Brummell: Ultimate Man of Style (2006).
With a break of one year between 1831 and 1832, he represented various constituencies of the family interest in Parliament from 1802 until his death in 1835.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Edmund Phipps Lord Charles Somerset |
Member of Parliament for Scarborough with Edmund Phipps 1802–1806 |
Succeeded by Edmund Phipps Charles Manners-Sutton |
| Preceded by George Anthony Legh-Keck Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire with George Anthony Legh-Keck 1806–1818, 1820–1831 Charles March-Phillipps 1818–1820 1806–1831 |
Succeeded by Charles March-Phillipps Thomas Paget |
| Preceded by (Constituency created) |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North with Charles March-Phillipps 1832–1835 |
Succeeded by Charles March-Phillipps Lord Charles Manners |
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