John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
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His Grace The Duke of Rutland KG GCB PC |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 16 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Cranbrook |
| Succeeded by | James Bryce |
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13 December 1818 Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire |
| Died | 4 August 1906 (aged 87) Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Catherine Marley (d. 1854) (2) Janetta Hughan (1837–1899) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, KG, GCB, PC (13 December 1818 – 4 August 1906), known as Lord John Manners before 1888, was an English .
Rutland was born at Belvoir Castle, the younger 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 and Lord George Manners his younger brother. He was educated at Eton College, then entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1836. At Cambridge, he was a member of the University Pitt Club. He graduated MA in 1839, and was later awarded the honorary degrees of LLD by the same university in 1862, and DCL by Oxford in 1876.
He wrote two books of poetry: England's Trust and Other Poems, published in 1841, and English Ballads and Other Poems, published in 1850. The 1841 book contains his famous quote: "Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die, But leave us still our old Nobility!" The 1850 book contains his poem "A Legend of Haddon Hall."
In 1841 Rutland was returned for Newark in the Tory interest, along with William Ewart Gladstone, and sat for that borough until 1847. Subsequently he sat for Colchester, 1850–57; for North Leicestershire, 1857–85; and for Melton from 1885 until, in 1888, he took his seat in the House of Lords upon succeeding to the dukedom.
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