George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester
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George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, etc. (Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...

, 9 July 1799 – Tunbridge Wells, 18 August 1855), known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer
Hereditary peer
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 and Tory
Tory
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 Member of Parliament
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.

Manchester was the son of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester
William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester
Colonel William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester , styled Viscount Mandeville until 1783, was a British peer, soldier, colonial administrator and politician.-Background and education:...

. His father, who was Governor of Jamaica, had the newly founded town of Mandeville, Jamaica
Mandeville, Jamaica
Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of the total population is about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau at an...

 named after his eldest son, who, as was customary, carried the title of Viscount Mandeville before he succeeded to his father's title. He was MP
Member of Parliament
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 for Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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 1826–1837.

He married, firstly, Millicent Sparrow (25 January 1798 – Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...

, 21 November 1848), daughter of Brig. Gen. Robert Bernard Sparrow of Brampton Park
Brampton Park
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, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
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 (d. 1805), and wife (married on 14 March 1797) the Hon. Olivia Acheson (d. 12 February 1863), daughter of the 1st Earls of Gosford
Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford
Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford , known as The Viscount Gosford between 1790 and 1806, was an Irish peer of Scottish descent and politician.-Biography:...

, on 8 October 1822 at London. They had four children:
  • William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester
    William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester
    William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, KP , known as Lord Kimbolton from 1823 to 1843 and as Viscount Mandeville from 1843 to 1855, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.William Montagu was the eldest son of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester...

     (1823–1892)
  • Lord Robert Montagu
    Lord Robert Montagu
    Lord Robert Montagu PC , was a British Conservative politician. He served as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1867 and 1868.-Background and education:...

     (1825–1902), married Ellen Cromie and Elizabeth Wade and had issue.
  • Lord Frederick Montagu (5 October 1828 – 29 October 1854), who died unmarried and without issue
  • Lady Olivia Montagu (18 July 1830 – Greystones
    Greystones
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    , Tunbridge Wells, Kent
    Kent
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    , 15 February 1922 and interred at Chillingham
    Chillingham
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    on 20 February 1922), married at Kimbolton Castle
    Kimbolton Castle
    Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...

    , Huntingdonshire
    Huntingdonshire
    Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...

    , 29 January 1850 Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville
    Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville
    Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville PC , styled Lord Ossulston between 1822 and 1859, was a British peer and Conservative politician...

    , and had issue.


He married, secondly, Harriet Sydney Dobbs (4 December 1834 – Ore, Sussex
Ore, Sussex
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, 20 May/30 May 1907), daughter of Conway Richard Dobbs of Castle Dobbs, Antrim
County Antrim
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, Ireland, and wife, on 29 August 1850 at Kilroot
Kilroot
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, County Antrim
County Antrim
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, later remarried without issue on 16 December 1858 to Sir Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, and had two children:
  • Lady Sydney Charlotte Montagu (14 October 1851 – Keithhall, Inverurie
    Inverurie
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    , Aberdeen
    Aberdeen
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    , 21 September 1932), married at St. George, Hanover Square
    Hanover Square, London
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    , London, 14 August 1873 Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
    Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
    Algernon Hawkins Thogond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore PC, GCMG, was a British politician and colonial governor.-Biography:...

  • Lord George Francis Montagu (18 January 1855 – 12 March 1882), a Lieutenant
    Lieutenant
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     who died unmarried and without issue

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