Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester ( – 10 May 1762) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1734 until 1739 when he succeeded to the

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Duke of Manchester Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the current senior title of the House of Montagu. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester. Manchester Parish in Jamaica was named afte ...

Early life

Montagu was the son of

Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester Charles Edward Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester, (''previously'' 4th Earl of Manchester) (20 January 1722) was a British aristocrat and statesman. Early life Charles was born into the Noble House of Montagu. He was the eldest son of the forme ...

(1662–1721/2) and the former Hon. Dodington Greville (1671/2–1720/1). His elder brother was

William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester, KB (April 1700 – 21 October 1739) was the son of Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester, and his wife, Dodington Greville, daughter of Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court. He married ...

(who married Lady Isabella Montagu eldest daughter of

John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Life Montagu was an owner of a coal mine. Montagu went on the grand tour wi ...

and Lady Mary Churchill), Lady Charlotte Montagu (who married

Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington, (25 May 169923 January 1747), was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. His career included servic ...

), and Lady Doddington Montagu. His paternal grandparents were

Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester JP (baptised 25 April 1634 – 14 March 1683) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1671 when he inherited the peerage as Earl of Manchester. Early life Mont ...

and the former Anne Yelverton (a daughter of

Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet (27 March 1602 – 4 December 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of R ...

). His maternal grandparents were Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke (son of

Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke (May 1607 – 4 March 1643) was a radical Puritan activist and leading member of the opposition to Charles I of England prior to the outbreak of the First English Civil War in August 1642. Appointed Roundhead, Pa ...

) and the former Anne Dodington (daughter and heiress of John Doddington of

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, MP for

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). After his grandfather's death, his grandmother remarried to Thomas Hoby.

Career

On 28 April 1719, his father, then the 4th

Earl of Manchester Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the current senior title of the House of Montagu. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester. Manchester Parish in Jamaica was named af ...

, was created the

by King

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. Upon his father's death, his elder brother succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Manchester. Montagu was returned as a Whig MP for

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at the

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. He vacated his seat when he succeeded his brother, who died without issue, to the peerage and the Manchester Duchy in 1739. From 1739 and 1762, he held the office of

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. From 1735 to 1737, he served as Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen Consort. He was a

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from 1739 to 1761, and

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from 1761 until his death in 1762.

Personal life

On 3 April 1735, Montagu was married to Harriet Dunch, daughter and co-heiress of Edmund Dunch and his wife Elizabeth Godfrey, a noted beauty. She was a sister-in-law of

Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (pronounced "Boscowen") ( ; ca. 1680 – 25 October 1734), was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage ...

and niece of

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reign ...

. Together, Harriet and Robert were the parents of: *

George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester PC (6 April 17372 September 1788) was a British politician and diplomat. Early life He was the son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester and the former Harriet Dunch. Among his siblings were Lord Cha ...

(1737–1788), who married Elizabeth Dashwood (1740–1832), eldest daughter of

Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet (1715–1779) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1768. Early life He was the son of Robert Dashwood, and his grandfather from whom he inherited the baronetcy was Sir Robert D ...

, in 1762. * Lord Charles Greville Montagu (1741–1783), who married Elizabeth Bulmer, a daughter of James Bulmer, in 1765. * Lady Caroline Montagu (d. 1818), who married Charles Herbert, grandson of

Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, (c. 165622 January 1733), styled The Honourable Thomas Herbert until 1683, was an English and later British statesman during the reigns of William III and Anne. Background Herbe ...

, in 1775. * Lady Louisa Montagu, who died unmarried. Lord Manchester died on 10 May 1762 leaving four children.

References

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Lord-Lieutenants of Huntingdonshire Montagu, Lord Robert