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'Charles Manners-Sutton' (February 17, 1755–July 21, 1828), was a British clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1805 to 1828.
Manners-Sutton was the fourth son of Lord George Manners Sutton, third son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland. His younger brother was Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His father had assumed the additional surname of Sutton in 1762 on inheriting the estates of his maternal grandfather Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton.
Manners-Sutton was educated at Charterhouse and Cambridge. In 1785 he was appointed to the family living at Averham with Kelham, in Nottinghamshire, and in 1791 became dean of Peterborough. He was consecrated bishop of Norwich in 1792, and two years later received the appointment of Dean of Windsor in commendam.
In 1805 he was chosen to succeed John Moore (Archbishop) as Archbishop of Canterbury. During his primacy the old archiepiscopal palace at Croydon was sold and the country palace of Addington bought with the proceeds. He presided over the first meeting which issued in the foundation of the National Society, and subsequently lent the scheme his strong support. He also exerted himself to promote the establishment of the Indian episcopate.
His only published works are two sermons, one preached before the Lords (London, 1794), the other before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (London, 1797).
Manners-Sutton married Mary Thoroton, daughter of Thomas Thoroton, in 1778. Their son Charles Manners-Sutton served as Speaker of the House of Commons and was created 'Viscount Canterbury' in 1835.