Background
Manwood was the eldest son of Sir Roger Manwood of Hackington and his first wife Dorothy Theobald, daughter of John Theobald of Seal.
Manwood was the eldest son of Sir Roger Manwood of Hackington and his first wife Dorothy Theobald, daughter of John Theobald of Seal.
He was admitted at Inner Temple in November 1583. He was commissioner for Dover haven by 1591. He succeeded to the estates of his father in 1592 and was a Justice of the Peace for Kent from 1593.
In 1593, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Sandwich.
He was commissioner for grain in 1596 and commissioner for musters by 1597. In 1597 he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Sandwich.
He was never called to the Barometer In 1601 Manwood was re-elected Member of Parliament for Sandwich.
He became Deputy Lieutenant from 31 December 1601 and was High Sheriff of Kent from 1602 to 1603.
He was knighted in 1603. In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Saltash. He was Member of Parliament for Kent in 1614 and was elected Member of Parliament for Romney in 1621.
He had to go abroad because he was heavily in debt, but after making arrangements with hs creditors he returned by the endd of 1623.
Manwood died in 1625.
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In 1589, he was elected Member of Parliament for Sandwich. He travelled abroad in 1598 to increase his knowledge and learning as he tended towards more scholastic interests, and became a member of the Antiquarian Society.