Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers
British naval officer and politician
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Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English hereditary peer and naval officer.
The Earl Manvers | |
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| Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire | |
| In office 1801–1816 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1778 |
| Died | 27 October 1860 (aged 82) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Laetitia Eyre |
| Relations | Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers (father) Evelyn Pierrepont (brother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | c.1790–1803 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | |
Early life and education
Charles Pierrepont was the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers and his wife Anne Orton Mills.[1] His elder brother, who predeceased their father, was Evelyn Pierrepont who was a Member of Parliament. Charles succeeded to the earldom upon the death of their father in 1816.
Naval career
Pierrepont entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman, and was made lieutenant on 10 March 1797, and on 11 August the same year commander of Kingfisher, a brig mounting 18 six-pounder guns, with a complement of 120 men. In her he captured the Lynx of 10 guns and 70 men,[2] and also:
- On 15 September 1797 he captured the French privateer lugger Espoir of 2 guns and 39 men.[3]
- On 8 January 1798, while about 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) west of the Burlings, he captured the Betsey, a French privateer ship of 16 guns and 118 men. She surrendered, having 9 men killed and wounded, while Kingsfisher had only 1 man wounded.[4]
- On 26 May 1798 off Vigo, he captured the Spanish privateer lugger Avantivia Ferrolina, mounting one long gun and four swivels, with a crew of 26.[5]
He was promoted to post-captain into the 74-gun Spartiate on 24 December 1798,[2] and Kingfisher was taken over by his former first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland.[6] Pierrepont returned to England in July 1799. He was subsequently appointed to the 40-gun frigate Dédaigneuse, but resigned his command following the death of his elder brother Evelyn in October 1801.[2] He officially retired from the Navy in 1803.[7]
Political career
Pierrepont took over his brother's 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.[7]
Marriage and children
Pierrepont married Mary Laetitia Eyre, of Grove Hall, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), on 23 August 1804. They had four children:[8][9]
- Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, Viscount Newark (2 September 1805 - 23 August 1850), MP for East Retford, 1830–1835.
- Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers (12 March 1825 - 16 January 1900)
- Lady Mary Frances Pierrepont (d. 12 June 1905), married Edward Christopher Egerton in 1845
- Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont (d. 22 March 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1853
Death
Lord Manvers died in 1860 at the age of 83. He was succeeded in the earldom by his second, but eldest surviving son, Sydney.