Baron Manners

Baron Manners, of Foston in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1807 for the lawyer and politician Sir Thomas Manners-Sutton. He served as Solicitor-General from 1802 to 1805 and as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827. Manners-Sutton was the fifth son of Lord George Manners-Sutton, third son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland. His elder brother Charles Manners-Sutton was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1805 to 1828 and the father of Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1834. The first Baron's great-grandson, the fourth Baron, assumed the surname of Manners only. As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008.

Barons Manners (1807–present)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Alexander David Manners (born 2011).

The heir apparent's heir presumptive is the present holder's cousin, Edward Preston Manners (born 1948).

Arms

See also

• Duke of Rutland
• Viscount Canterbury

Notes

References

• Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 600.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Robert Cecil Manners, 5th Baron Manners