Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English hereditary peer and naval officer.

Early life and education

Charles Pierrepont was the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers and his wife Anne Orton Mills. His elder brother, who predeceased their father, was Evelyn Pierrepont who was a Member of Parliament. Charles succeeded to the earldom upon the death of their father in 1816.

Naval career

Pierrepont entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman, and was made lieutenant on 10 March 1797, and on 11 August the same year commander of HMS Kingfisher (1782), a brig mounting 18 six-pounder guns, with a complement of 120 men. In her he captured the Lynx of 10 guns and 70 men, and also: He was promoted to post-captain into the 74-gun HMS Spartiate (1798) on 24 December 1798, and Kingfisher was taken over by his former first lieutenant, Frederick Maitland. Pierrepont returned to England in July 1799. He was subsequently appointed to the 40-gun frigate FRENCH FRIGATE Dédaigneuse, but resigned his command following the death of his elder brother Evelyn in October 1801. He officially retired from the Navy in 1803.

Political career

Pierrepont took over his brother's seat as Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire. He became a deputy lieutenant of the county in 1803. In 1806, his father was created Earl Manvers, and Charles was styled Viscount Newark. He remained an MP until 1816, when he succeeded to the Earldom.

Marriage and children

Pierrepont married Mary Laetitia Eyre, of Grove Hall, Nottinghamshire (1784–1860), on 23 August 1804. They had four children:

Death

Lord Manvers died in 1860 at the age of 83. He was succeeded in the earldom by his second, but eldest surviving son, Sydney.