John Mansel
(1776-1863), Colonel; son of Sir William Mansel, 9th BtSitter in 1 portrait
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 23 June 1862
NPG Ax59724
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Sylvia Wright
23 November 2016, 18:47
This man was awarded the CB. He fought in the Peninsular Wars.His mother was Mary Phillips. He was born at Iscoed, St Ishmael;s, Carmarthenshire. He married Louisa Pleydell of Whatcombe, Winterborne Whitchurch, Dorset. Her sister married General Sir George Ridout Bingham. Louisa Pleydell was a co-heiress of Smedmore, Kimmeridge, Dorset, where the Mansels lived after they came back from St Helena where John Mansel was commanding the troops guarding Napoleon.
http://smedmorehouse.com/general-information/history/