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The Marquess of Granby Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby, was a British Army officer and politician who was born in 1721 and died in 1770. As the eldest son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland, he should have become the 4th Duke. However he died before his father and so was – and still is – known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby. The Marquess of Granby is probably best-known today for supposedly having more pubs named after him than anyone else. The reason for this is a result of his concern for wounded and retired soldiers. More details in a moment. In 1741 he was elected MP for Grantham but soon after he started his military career during the Jacobite rising of 1745. He was then a cavalry commander in several battles during the Seven Years' War, winning a notable victory at the Battle of Warburg in 1760, after which he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. What truly distinguished the Marquess was his unparalleled compassion for ordinary soldiers. Other aristocratic officers barely acknowledged the men under their command whereas Granby learnt each soldier's name, personally visited the injured, and used his own wealth to ensure veterans were cared for when the government failed them. He gave away so much of his family's fortune that he died nearly bankrupt, preferring to help the men who had served under him. After his death, at the age of 49, Granby was given a state funeral. Allegedly, when the Marquess of Granby died in 1770 something unprecedented happened. Grateful veterans began naming their pubs after him, commemorations that have so far endured for over 250 years. This might be because, when veterans were too old to serve in the army, Granby set them up as publicans. The two scenarios are not mutually exclusive and both may well have some truth in them. Predictably enough, in the Vale of Belvoir the village of Granby's pub is called the 'Marquis of Granby'. Bottesford also once had a pub called the Marquis of Granby. Lots of details here. The present Marquess of Granby is Charles John Montague Manners, born 1999, the fourth child and eldest son of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, and Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland. Sources en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Manners,_Marquess_of_Granby The Marquess of Granby: Britain's Most Beloved Forgotten Hero (YouTube video) Back to top of this page     Back to home page   This website does not gather or store any visitor information. Copyright Bob Trubshaw 2025 No unauthorised copying or reproduction except if all following conditions apply: a: Copy is complete (including this copyright statement). b: No changes are made. c: No charge is made. www.hoap.co.uk/chronicle

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