John Manners, Marquess of Granby
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John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1745)
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| Born | 2 January 1721 Kelham, Nottinghamshire |
| Died |
18 October 1770 (aged 49) Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1745 - 1770 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC (2 January 1721 – 18 October 1770) was a British soldier and the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father and inherit the dukedom, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby. Granby served in the Seven Years' War as overall commander of the British troops on the battlefield and was subsequently rewarded with the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. He was popular with his troops and many public houses are still named after him today.
Born the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland and Bridget Manners (née Sutton), John Manners was educated at Eton, leaving in 1732 and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1738. In 1740 he went to Italy on the Grand Tour travelling eastwards to Turkey, returning in 1742.
He was returned as Member of Parliament for the family borough of Grantham in 1741, which was a market town, however its was relatively small and the affairs of its council were in the 18th century sponsored alternately by the titled Manners, Cust, Thorold and Heathcote families who had nearby family estates. In 1745 he assisted his father set up a volunteer regiment in Rutland, which was limited to garrison at Newcastle, but was the only one of its type that raised its full requirement, a quota of 780 recruits.
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