A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Montagu, George
MANCHESTER, Duke of, formerly Viscount Mandeville. (Commander, 1822. f-p., 11; h-p., 24.)
His Grace George, Duke of Manchester, born 9 July, 1799, is eldest son of William, fifth Duke of Manchester (Governor of Jamaica, Collector of the Customs for the port of London, and Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of co. Huntingdon), by Lady Susan Gordon, third daughter of Alexander, fourth Duke of Gordon. The Duke, who succeeded his father 18 March, 1843, is brother-in-law of the Marquess of Tweeddale, a General Officer in the Army.
This officer entered the Navy, 19 Feb. 1B12, as a Volunteer, on board the Antelope 50, Capt. Jas. Carpenter, bearing the flag at Newfoundland of Sir John Thos. Duckworth. In Feb. 1813 he joined the San Josef 110, flag-ship of Sir Rich. King in the Mediterranean, where, in Jan. 1814, he became Midshipman of L’Aigle 36, Capt. Sir John Louis, with whom, it appears, he continued to serve in the Scamander and Forth frigates, on the Home and Halifax stations, until transferred, in Sept. 1818, to the Larne 20, Capt. Abraham Lowe, then at Jamaica. He was promoted, 20 Nov. 1818, to a Lieutenancy in the Confiance sloop, Capt. Alex. Montgomerie, also in the West Indies, on which station he removed, 2 Feb. 1819, to the Sybille 44, flagship of Sir Home Popham. His last appointments were, 22 March and 30 Oct. 1821, to the Medina 20 and Rochfort 80, Capts. Robt. Hockings and Chas. Marsh Schomberg. He attained his present rank 19 July, 1822.
Prior to his accession to the Dukedom his Grace (who is Deputy-Lieutenant for co. Armagh) sat in the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire. He married, 8 Oct. 1822, Mellicent, only daughter and heir of the late General Robt. Bernard Sparrow, of Brampton, in Northamptonshire, by his wife, the Lady Olivia Acheson, eldest daughter of Arthur, first Earl of Gosford, and has issue four sons. Agents – Messrs. Chard.