Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers.
He entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman, and was made lieutenant on 10 March 1797 and commander on 11 August. He commanded HMS Kingfisher until being promoted post captain on 24 December 1798,[1] when he took command of HMS Spartiate. Kingfisher was taken over by his quondam first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland.[2] Pierrepont served with Lord Nelson in the Mediterranean theater, but resigned his commission in 1803.
Meanwhile, Charles' elder brother Evelyn died in 1801, and Charles took his seat as Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire. He became a deputy lieutenant of the county in 1803.[1] In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.
Family [edit]
He married Mary Laetitia, eldest daughter of Anthony Hardolph Eyre of Grove, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), in 1804. They had four children:
- Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark (1805–1850)
- Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (1825–1900)
- Lady Mary Frances Pierrepont (d. 1905), married Edward Christopher Egerton in 1845
- Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (d. 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1853
References [edit]
- ^ a b Doyle, James William Edmund (1885). The Official Baronage of England, v. 2. London: Longmans, Green. p. 464. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Maitland's life
- "2nd Earl Manvers Bio". Retrieved 3 January 2006.[dead link]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links [edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Pierrepont
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord William Bentinck Evelyn Pierrepont |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire 1801–1816 With: Lord William Bentinck 1801–1803, 1812–1814 Anthony Hardolph Eyre 1802–1813 Frank Sotheron 1814–1816 |
Succeeded by Frank Sotheron Lord William Bentinck |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Charles Pierrepont |
Earl Manvers 1816–1860 |
Succeeded by Sydney Pierrepont |
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