Charles Southcote Mansergh Manners
3 of 3 portraits of Charles Southcote Mansergh Manners
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Southcote Mansergh Manners
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
4 3/4 in. x 3 1/8 in. (121 mm x 80 mm) image size
Given by an anonymous donor, 1947
Photographs Collection
NPG x36068
Sitterback to top
- Charles Southcote Mansergh Manners (1857-1935), Singer and manager. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (active 1897-1916), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 1423 portraits.
Events of 1900back to top
Current affairs
The Conservatives return to power, after the Prime Minister Lord Salisbury calls a general election, known as the 'Khaki election', on the back of huge jingoistic support for the Boer War.The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) is founded from a coalition of socialist groups; they win two seats in the 1900 election and Ramsay Macdonald is appointed secretary. The Labour politician Keir Hardie is also returned to Parliament for Merthyr Tydfilin Wales.
Art and science
German physicist Max Planck proposes the concept of the quantum theory. Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams is published. In the text, Freud outlines his theory of dream analysis, crucial to the study of the unconscious, and introduces key concepts in psychoanalysis, such as the Ego.The Paris International Exhibition, attended by more than 50 million people and including over 76,000 exhibitors, marks the heyday of Art Nouveau.
International
In China the Boxer rebellion takes place. The Boxers were anti-imperialist and against foreign influence in trade, religion, politics and technology in the final years of the Manchu rule. The Boxers invade Beijing, killing 230 foreigners and Chinese Christians. The rebellion is suppressed by a multinational coalition of 20,000 troops, with China being forced to pay large war reparations, contributing to growing nationalist resentment against the Qing dynasty.Comments back to top
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Elva Broussard
31 March 2016, 13:34
Southcote Barnard Campbell Mansergh (aka Charles Manners) born 20 December 1857 and died 3 May 1935 in Dublin. Father was Lt. Colonel John Craven Martin Mansergh (1805-1896) of Rocksavage, Ireland and mother was Jane Ann Campbell d. 1900. A second wife. Charles Manners married Frances (fanny) Moody of Redruth Cornwall at St. Georges, Hanover Square, London, on 5 July 1890. there was no issue found.