OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 26

OBITUARY.

LONDON, August 4. The Duke of Rutland is dead.

[The JIoH Noble John James Robert Manner*, K.G., G.C.8., P. 0., LL.D., D.C.L., was the second sou of the fifth Duke of Rutland and of Lady Elizabeth Howard, fifth daughter of the fifth Earl of Carlisle, and was born at Belvoir Caatle, Leicestershire, on December 13, 1818. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. in 1339. In 1841 he wa«. with Mr Gladstone, rt'turnd for Newark. He was defeated in 1843 for Liverpool, and in 1849 for the City of London, but was returned m 1850 for Colchester. and afterwards for North L-eiw-ter-hir^. He made his maidi n speech in February, 1842, when he opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws, and the passing 1 of the Ten Hours Factories Act. and in many matters showed that he held too broad opinions to act always with his party. He became First Commissioner of the Office of Works with a seat in the Cabinet in Lord Derby's first Administration, in 1852, and also held office in Lord Derby' 3 second and third Administrations. In 1874 he became Postmaster-general, and The rabbit-canning experiment, at tne also held that portfolio in Lord Salisbury's Roxburgh factory came to an abrupt terGovernment. His first literary performance mination on Friday week. The Mount was " England's Trust and Other Poems," Benger Mail understands that one of the in 1841. He also published "A Plea for orders was cancelled, and as the ShareNational Holy Days," " Notes of an Irish holders' Committee was not running tha Tour," " Note" of a Cruise in Scotch trial for stock it was decided by it to imWdter*.'' "'English Ballads and Other mediately close down. It will naturally Poems,' and 'The Church of England in tako some time before the business can b» the Colonies." He was Chancellor of the settled up. when the shareholders will be Duchy of Lancaster in Lord Salisbury's , called together to hear fche result*

second Administration. He succeeded to the Dukedom on the death of his brother ia 1888. He was twice married.