George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester


George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester DL, known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.

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. Among his siblings was Lady Susan Montagu and Lady Caroline Montagu.
His paternal grandparents were George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester and the former Elizabeth Dashwood. His maternal grandparents were Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon and the former Jane Maxwell. His mother was the sister and co-heiress of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon.
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.
Manchester also served as Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh.

Personal life

On 8 October 1822, George Montagu married firstly Millicent Sparrow in London. Millicent was a daughter of Brig. Gen. Robert Bernard Sparrow of Brampton Park, Huntingdonshire and the Lady Olivia Acheson. 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:
His first wife died on 21 November 1848 at Kimbolton Castle. On 29 August 1850, Montagu married his second wife, Harriet Sydney Dobbs 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:
He died in Tunbridge Wells on 18 August 1855, aged 56. His widow died in May 1907 in Ore, Sussex.