John Manners, Marquess of Granby

The Right Honourable

Marquess of Granby

PC
The Right Honourable; Marquess of Granby; PC
	Portrait by Joshua Reynolds, c. 1773
Born	2 January 1721; Kelham, Nottinghamshire
Died	18 October 1770 ; (aged 49); Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Alma mater	Eton College ; University of Cambridge
Spouse	Lady Frances Seymour (m. 1750)
Children	8
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	Jacobite rising of 1745 Battle of Culloden; ; Seven Years' War Battle of Warburg; Battle of Minden; ;

Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC (2 January 1721 – 18 October 1770) was a British Army officer, politician and nobleman. The eldest son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland, as he did not outlive his father and inherit the dukedom, Manners was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby. He served in the military during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and the Seven Years' War, being subsequently rewarded with the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Manners was popular with the troops who served under him and many British pubs are still named after him today.

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