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George Montagu, Duke of Manchester

1737 - 1788

• Suffix	Duke of Manchester
  Born	6 Apr 1737	of, St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Sep 1788
  Buried	14 Sep 1788	Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
  Notes	KINSHIP: Son and heir. EDUCATION: D.C.L.,s 1763. MILITARY: Entered the Army Ensign 1757, Colonel Huntingdonshire Militia 1759, 1779. OFFICE: [M.P.] Member of Parliament (Whig) for Huntingdonshire 1761-1762. OFFICE: Collector of Subsidies in the port of London 1762. OFFICE: Lord of the Bedchamber 1762-1770. OFFICE: Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire 1762-1788. ASSIGNMENTS: Took his seat 1762. OFFICE: Grand Master of Freemasons 1777-1782. OFFICE: [P.C.] Privy Councillor 1782. OFFICE: Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1782-1783. OFFICE: Ambassador to Paris 1783. TITLES: Succeeded father in 1762 as Duke of Manchester, title created 1719, Earl of Manchester, title created 1625, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton of Kimbolton, title created 1620. POLITICS: One of the Lords of the Opposition supported the Coalition of Fox and North 1783. DEATH: Cause> From a chill after watching cricket, a violent fever carried him off in three days. PROBATE: Letters of Administration Feb 1789, Jul 1832, Apr 1845.
  Person ID	I63269	British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry families with extended lineage
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Robert Montagu, Duke of Manchester,   b. Abt 1710, of, St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 10 May 1762
  Mother	Harriet Dunch,   d. 25 Feb 1755, Berkeley Square, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Married	3 Apr 1735
  Family ID	F35442	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dashwood,   b. Cal 1740, of, Kirtlington Park, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 26 Jun 1832, Berkeley Square, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Married	23 Oct 1762	St. George Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. George Montagu, "Viscount Mandeville",   b. 11 Nov 1763, of, St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 23 Feb 1772   2. Caroline Maria Montagu,   b. 10 Aug 1770,   d. 26 Mar 1847, Petersham, Surrey, England   3. William Montagu, Duke of Manchester,   b. 21 Oct 1771, St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England ,   d. 18 Mar 1843, Rome, Roma, Latium, Italy
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F35370	Group Sheet