Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (12 March 1826 – 16 January 1900) was a British

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and politician.

Early life and education

Born at

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in 1826, Pierrepont was the second but only surviving son of

Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English hereditary peer and naval officer. Early life and education Charles Pierrepont was the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers and his ...

and his wife Mary Letitia Eyre. He was educated at Eton, entered

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in 1843 and received his BA in 1846. Pierrepont was styled Viscount Newark after the death of his elder brother in 1850.

Military service

While at Oxford, Pierrepont was commissioned a

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in the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry (Sherwood Rangers) in 1844. In 1851, he was commissioned a

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in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel commandant of his Yeomanry regiment in 1868, and honorary colonel of the regiment in 1879.

Political career

In 1852, Pierrepont was elected unopposed as

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Member of Parliament for

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. He continued to sit for South Nottinghamshire until 1860 when he succeeded to the earldom upon his father's death. He was named a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Nottinghamshire in 1854.

Family and children

Pierrepont married Georgine Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot, second daughter of Augustin-Gustave de Franquetot, 3rd Duke of Coigny in 1852. They had five children:Pine, L. G.. The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972, page 190 *

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Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (16 March 1853 – 11 May 1935), married

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in 1878. *

Charles William Sydney Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers Charles William Sydney Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers, VD (2 August 1854 – 17 July 1926), known as Viscount Newark from 1860 to 1900, was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician. Career Born in London, he was the eldest son of ...

(2 August 1854 - 17 July 1926) *

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Evelyn Henry Pierrepont (23 August 1856 - 4 June 1926), married Sophia Arkwright. Their eldest son was Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont, 6th Earl Manvers. * Hon Henry Sydney Pierrepont (18 August 1863 4 March 1882) * Lady Mary Augusta Pierrepont (21 December 1865 - 6 March 1917), married John Peter Grant in 1899.

Death

Lord Manvers died in January 1900 at the age of 73 at

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from bronchitis after having influenza. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Charles.

References

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External links

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