George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester

George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester DL (9 July 1799 – 18 August 1855), known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.

His Grace The Duke of Manchester DL
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
In office 1826–1837
Preceded by	William Henry Fellowes Lord John Russell
Succeeded by	Edward Fellowes George Thornhill
Personal details
Born	George Montagu 19 July 1799 Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire
Died	18 August 1855 (aged 56) Tunbridge Wells
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Millicent Sparrow ​ ​ (m. 1822; died 1848)​ Harriet Sydney Dobbs ​ ​ (his death 1855)​
Parents	William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester Lady Susan Gordon
Education	Eton College

Kimbolton Hall (1880), former seat of the Dukes of Manchester

Early life

George Montagu was born at Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire on 9 July 1799. He was the eldest son of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester and Lady Susan Gordon (1774–1828). Among his siblings were Lady Susan Montagu (wife of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale) and Lady Caroline Montagu (wife of John Hales Calcraft MP for Wareham).[1]

His paternal grandparents were George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester and the former Elizabeth Dashwood (eldest daughter of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet). His maternal grandparents were Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon and the former Jane Maxwell (a daughter of Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet). His mother was the sister and co-heiress of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon.[1]

He was educated at Eton. He joined the Royal Navy direct from school and had been promoted to lieutenant before retiring in 1822. From 1818 he had served on HMS Larne at Jamaica, where his father was Governor. In 1816 his father named the newly founded town of Mandeville, Jamaica after him.

Career

George Montagu was MP for Huntingdonshire 1826–1837. He succeeded his father to the dukedom in 1843.[2]

Manchester also served as Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh.[1]

Personal life

On 8 October 1822, George Montagu married firstly Millicent Sparrow (1798–1848) in London. Millicent was a daughter of Brig. Gen. Robert Bernard Sparrow of Brampton Park, Huntingdonshire and the Lady Olivia Acheson (eldest daughter of Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford). His father presented him with Kimbolton Castle, the family seat in Huntingdonshire and his wife brought him Brampton Park and an estate in Ireland. He also took out a lease on Melchbourne Park, Bedfordshire. Together, George and Millicent had four children:[1]

• William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester (1823–1892).[1]
• Lord Robert Montagu (1825–1902), married Ellen Cromie and Elizabeth Wade and had issue.[1]
• Lord Frederick Montagu (1828–1854), who died unmarried and without issue.[1]
• Lady Olivia Montagu (1830–1922), who married Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville at Kimbolton Castle in 1850.[1]

His first wife died on 21 November 1848 at Kimbolton Castle. On 29 August 1850, Montagu married his second wife, Harriet Sydney Dobbs (1834–1907) at Kilroot, County Antrim. She was a daughter of Conway Richard Dobbs of Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ireland. Together, George and Harriet were the parents of two children:[1]

• Lady Sydney Charlotte Montagu (1851–1932), who married Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore in Hanover Square, London in 1873.[1]
• Lord George Francis Montagu (1855–1882), a Lieutenant who died unmarried and without issue.[1]

He died in Tunbridge Wells on 18 August 1855, aged 56. His widow died in May 1907 in Ore, Sussex.[1]

References

1. "Manchester, Duke of (GB, 1719)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
2. "MONTAGU, George, Visct. Mandeville (1799-1855), of Brampton Park, Hunts. and Melchbourne Park, Beds". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Manchester
• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Montagu, George" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.