John Manners-Sutton (1752–1826)

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Lieutenant-Colonel John Manners-Sutton (29 July 1752 – 17 February 1826) was a British soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1783 to 1796. He was the second son of Lord George Manners-Sutton. He joined the Army in 1768 as an Ensign in the 2nd Foot Guards (Coldstream Guards). He was promoted to lieutenant and captain in 1775 and to lieutenant-colonel in 1780, and he retired from the army in 1790. Manners-Sutton was elected Member of Parliament for Newark at a by-election in 1783, and he was re-elected in 1784 and 1790, sitting until 1796. He inherited Kelham Hall near Newark, Nottinghamshire, after the death of his brother George Manners-Sutton, and he served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1808–09. He married Anne Manners, the illegitimate daughter of John Manners, Marquess of Granby, who was his first cousin. The couple had six children.