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Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of
Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers
Charles (Medows) Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers (4 November 1737 – 17 June 1816) was a British naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1796 when he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Newark.
Early life
Born ...
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Naval career
Pierrepont entered theRoyal Navy
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as a midshipman
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, and was made lieutenant
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on 10 March 1797, and on 11 August the same year commander
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of , a brig
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mounting 18 six-pounder guns, with a complement of 120 men. In her he captured the ''Lynx'' of 10 guns and 70 men, and also:
* On 15 September 1797 he captured the French privateer lugger ''Espoir'' of 2 guns and 39 men.
* On 8 January 1798, while about west of the Burlings, he captured the ''Betsey'', a French privateer ship of 16 guns and 118 men. She surrendered, having 9 men killed and wounded, while ''Kingsfisher'' had only 1 man wounded.
* On 26 May 1798 off Vigo
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, he captured the Spanish privateer lugger ''Avantivia Ferrolina'', mounting one long gun and four swivels, with a crew of 26.
He was promoted to post-captain
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* Officers in command of a naval vessel, who were (and still are) addressed as captain ...
into the 74-gun
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on 24 December 1798, and ''Kingfisher'' was taken over by his former first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland
General Frederick Maitland (3 September 1763 – 27 January 1848) was a British Army officer who fought during the American War of Independence, the Peninsular War and later served as Lieutenant Governor of Dominica.
Life
The youngest son ...
. Pierrepont returned to England in July 1799. He was subsequently appointed to the 40-gun frigate , but resigned his command following the death of his elder brother Evelyn in October 1801. He officially retired from the Navy in 1803.
Political career
Pierrepont took over his brother's seat asMember of Parliament
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for Nottinghamshire
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. He became a deputy lieutenant of the county in 1803. In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers
Earl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Medows Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscoun ...
, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.
Family
He married Mary Laetitia, eldest daughter ofAnthony Hardolph Eyre
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of Grove Hall, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), in 1804. They had four children:
* Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark
Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark MP (2 September 1805 – 23 August 1850) was a Member of Parliament for East Retford, and poet.
Family
He was born on 2 September 1805 at Holme Pierrepont Hall, the son of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl ...
(1805–1850), MP for East Retford
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Etymology
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, 1830–1835.
* Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers
Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (12 March 1826 – 16 January 1900) was a British nobleman and politician.
Born at Holme Pierrepont, he was the second surviving son of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers. Educated at Eton ...
(1825–1900)
* Lady Mary Frances Pierrepont (d. 1905), married Edward Christopher Egerton
Edward Christopher Egerton (27 July 1816 – 27 August 1869) was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family.
Background
Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. Will ...
in 1845
* Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (d. 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1853
See also
*Thoresby Hall
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* Holme Pierrepont Hall
Holme Pierrepont Hall is a medieval Manor House in Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham. It is a Grade I listed building.
History
The Pierrepont family have lived at Holme Pierrepont since around 1280, following the marriage of Henry de Pierrepo ...
References
* *External links
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