Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (12 March 1826 – 16 January 1900) was a British nobleman and politician.
The Earl Manvers | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Member of the Great Britain Parliament for South Nottinghamshire | |
In office 1852–1860 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 April 1826 |
Died | 16 January 1900 73) | (aged
Spouse | Georgine Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot |
Children |
|
Military service | |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1851–1900 |
Rank | Honorary Colonel |
Unit | South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry |
Born at Holme Pierrepont, he was the second surviving son of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers. Educated at Eton, Pierrepont entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1843 and received his BA in 1846. While attending there, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry (Sherwood Rangers) in 1844.[1][2]
Pierrepont was styled Viscount Newark after the death of his elder brother in 1850. In 1851, he was commissioned a captain in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and in 1852, was elected unopposed as Conservative Member of Parliament for South Nottinghamshire. He was named a deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire in 1854. Newark continued to sit for South Nottinghamshire until 1860, when he succeeded his father as Earl Manvers. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel commandant of his Yeomanry regiment in 1868, and honorary colonel of the regiment in 1879.[1] He died at his country house Thoresby Park from bronchitis after having influenza.[3]
He married Georgine Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot, second daughter of Gustave, Duc de Coigny in 1852. They had five children:
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.