George Manners (MP)

George Manners (MP)

Captain George Manners (c. 1746 – 27 June 1772) was a British soldier and politician, the illegitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby.

Manners was enrolled at Eton from 7 July 1757 until 1762. He served as a cornet in the Blues during the Seven Years' War, and became junior captain of the 3rd King's Dragoons on 4 August 1767. [cite book | first=Richard Arthur | last=Austen-Leigh | title=The Eton College Register, 1753-1790 | publisher=Spottiswoode, Ballantyne& Co., ltd. | year=1921 | page=354 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HfAKAAAAIAAJ | accessdate=2007-12-17] [cite book | first=Walter Evelyn | last=Manners | title=Some Account of the Military, Political, and Social Life of the Right Hon. John Manners Marquess of Granby | publisher=William Clowes and Sons | year=1899 | page=355 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4ZMEAAAAYAAJ | accessdate=2007-12-17] In 1768, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Scarborough, a borough frequently in the Manners interest. Manners retired from the Army on August 13 1771, [LondonGazette| issue=11172 | linkeddate=1771-08-20 | startpage=1 | accessdate=2007-12-17] but continued to represent Scarborough until his death in 1772.

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