William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester KP (15 October 1823 – 22 March 1890), known as Lord Kimbolton from 1823 to 1843
Military career
He was commissioned into the 11th Foot, then on 21 January 1842 he purchased the rank of Ensign & Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards, and on 1 December 1846 he bought his promotion to Lieutenant & Captain. He retired from the regiment on 17 September 1850. When the Militia was reformed in 1852, he was appointed Major and second-in-command of the Huntingdonshire Rifles, a position he held, latterly with the personal rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, until 1880.
Political career
He was MP for Bewdley 1848–1852 and Huntingdonshire 1852–1855.
- George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (1853–1892), who married Francisca de la Consolacion Yznaga on 22 May 1876.
He died on 22 March 1890, in Italy at the Hotel Royal, Naples.