Manners, Charles Cecil John, Sixth Duke of Rutland (M)
Surname: Manners Forename(s): Charles Cecil John b. 16 May 1815. d. 4 March 1888. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Tory politician and poet. Elder brother of John Manners, the seventh duke of Rutland.
Born in London. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Used the courtesy title Marquess
of Granby until he became the Duke of Rutland on the death of his father in 1857.
MP for Stamford (1837-1852). Served as a lord of the bedchamber to Prince Albert from
1843-1846. Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (1852-1857) and Leicestershire (1857).
Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)