John Henry Manners-Sutton (4 August 1822 – 5 July 1898), was a British

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politician.

Background

A member of the Manners family headed by the

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, Manners Sutton was the son of Reverend Frederick Manners-Sutton, son of John Manners-Sutton. His mother was Lady Henrietta Barbara (1796-1864), daughter of John Lumley, 7th Earl of Scarbrough.

Political career

Manners-Sutton entered Parliament as one of two representatives for

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in 1847 (succeeded his kinsman

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), a seat he held until 1857. He was appointed

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for 1863.

Family

Manners-Sutton married Mary Jemima, daughter of Reverend Gustavus Burnaby, on 21 April 1853. She was sister of

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. Manners-Sutton died at Kelham,

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, in July 1898, aged 72. His wife died on 17 March 1904, aged 75. Their son John Henry Evelyn Manners-Sutton, born 28 March 1854, a graduate of

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, died unmarried on 8 August 1906. Their daughter, Edith Mary Manners-Sutton, married Robert Heathcote in 1877 and they had a son, and a daughter who married the 28th

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: she died on 25 April 1924.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manners-Sutton, John 1822 births 1898 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857