Background
Born William Manners, he was the eldest son of John Manners and Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart. On 12 January 1793, at the age of 26, he was created a Baronet, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln. On his mother's succession to the earldom in 1821, he was styled Lord Huntingtower, and adopted the surname of Talmash or Tollemache.Political career
Huntingtower was known for his high-handed manipulation of the Parliamentary vote in Ilchester inFamily
On 12 January 1790, he married Catherine Rebecca Gray (d. 1852), by whom he had six sons and six daughters: *Hon. Louisa Tollemache (1791–1830), married Sir Joseph Burke, 11th Baronet and had issue *Lady Catherine Camilla Tollemache (1792–1863), married Sir George Sinclair, 2nd Baronet and had issue *Lady Emily Frances Tollemache (1793–1864), unmarried *Hon. Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart (1794–1878) *Hon. Felix Thomas Tollemache (1796–1843), married twice and had issue *Hon. Arthur Caesar Tollemache (1797–1848), married and had issue *Hon. Caroline Tollemache (1799–1825), unmarried *Lady Catherine Octavia Tollemache (1800–1878) *Hon. Hugh Francis Tollemache (1802–1890), married and had issue *Hon. Frederick James Tollemache (1804–1888), married twice and had issue *Hon. Algernon Gray Tollemache (1805–1892), married *Lady Laura Maria Tollemache (1807–1888), married James Grattan Lionel's surviving siblings were granted precedence as the children of an earl on 6 November 1840. He suffered aReferences
See also
* Public houses and inns in Grantham {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntingtower, William Tollemache, Lord 1766 births 1833 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain British courtesy barons and lords of Parliament Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 W High sheriffs of Leicestershire Tory MPs (pre-1834) Heirs apparent who never acceded William Manners Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower