Lord Cecil Manners
Lord Cecil Manners | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Melton | |
| In office 1900–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Edward Manners |
| Succeeded by | Henry de Rosenbach Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecil Reginald John Manners 4 February 1868 Camden, London |
| Died | 8 September 1945 (aged 77) Crowborough, Sussex |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Parent(s) | John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland Janetta Manners, Duchess of Rutland |
Lord Cecil Reginald John Manners DL (4 February 1868 – 8 September 1945) was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat.
Early life
[edit]Manners was born at 6 Cumberland Terrace, Camden,[1] the second son of John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, by his second marriage to Janetta Hughan, daughter of Thomas Hughan. Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland, was his half-brother and Lord Edward Manners his brother. His half-nephew was John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland.[2] He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Career
[edit]In early 1900 he visited South Africa, travelling with troops taking part in the Second Boer War.[3] While acting as a newspaper correspondent, he was among the prisoners captured by the Boers in the course of Lord Roberts' advance on 29 May 1900.[4]
He succeeded his brother as Member of Parliament for Melton in 1900, a seat he held until 1906. On 10 June 1902, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Derbyshire.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Manners died by suicide in September 1945, aged 77, killed by a train at Crowborough railway station.[6] A fully-loaded six-chambered revolver, with the hammer cocked, was found on his body. The cause of death was determined to be "decapitation by throwing himself in front of a train while the balance of mind was disturbed."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Births". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 February 1868. p. 1.
- ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (22 April 1940). "DUKE OF RUTLAND, OF ANCIENT FAMILY; Medieval Art Authority, Head of the Manners House, Dies in Castle at 53 HE LIVED AT HADDON HALL Dorothy Vernon an Ancestor --the Former Lady Diana Manners Is His Sister". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36063. London. 12 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "Lord Cecil Manners a Prisoner". The New York Times. 1 June 1900. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "No. 27442". The London Gazette. 13 June 1902. p. 3901.
- ^ Times, Wireless To the New York (11 September 1945). "Briton Killed by Train; Lord Cecil Manners, 77, Falls Under It--Inquest to Be Held". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Loaded Gun on Body. Lord Cecil Manners--Suicide Verdict". Liverpool Echo. 11 September 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2023.