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Comment: Genealogy sites are not reliable sources so should not be used (FamilySearch, Find-a-grave, etc). The only source that might meet the criteria is the NYT obituary but it is unclear who wrote it (NYT or family). Either way, it is only one source so not enough to establish notability. Other sources are primary so not helpful. S0091 (talk) 15:39, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
Dr Frederick Johnson Manning was born on 2 July 1894, in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. His parents were Frederic Newcomb Manning and Amy Caroline Johnson.[1].
He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts[2] before graduating from Yale University in 1916.[2]
Manning registered for military service in 1917 and served as a lieutenant of Field Artillery in World War I.[3][4]
Dr Manning went on to become a professor of history at Yale University and subsequently taught history at Swarthmore to be nearer to his wife.[5][6] He took up a position as a professor in the History Department at Swarthmore College in 1925[7]
On 15 July 1920 Frederick Johnson Manning married Helen Taft Manning (1891-1987). Helen Taft Manning was an American historian and the middle child and only daughter of the 27th U.S. president William Howard Taft (1909-1913) and his wife Helen Herron. Helen Taft Manning was a suffragist whose travelled around the United States making speeches in support of women's rights and the vote for women. She gained a doctorate in history from Yale University. In 1925 she returned to Bryn Mawr College as dean and professor of history.
Dr Frederick Johnson Manning and his wife Helen Taft Manning (who died in 1987 - the last surviving daughter of William Howard Taft) had two children: Helen Taft Manning Hunter (1921-2013); and Caroline Manning Cunningham (1925-2020).
Dr Frederick Johnson Manning died on 15 December 1966, at the age of 72, on the island of Nevis, British West Indies, where he had a vacation home[8]. The New York Times published an obituary on 16 December 1966 with the headline: "Frederick J. Manning, 72, Dies; Taught History at Swarthmore".[8] He is buried in Saint John Figtree, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis[9].
Dr Manning was survived by his wife, his two daughters Mrs Holland Hunter (1921-2013) and Mrs Frederic Cunningham (1925-2020), and seven grandchildren[10].
A very large collection of papers belonging to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Manning are held by Bryn Mawr College (The Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Manning Papers). [11] The collection of papers contains official documents and letters, personal correspondence, memorabilia, and photo albums (the majority dating from 1907-1960s) of Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Manning. The documents in this wide-ranging collection illuminate the life and career of both Helen and Frederick Manning, via the extensive personal and professional documents they shared with each other as well as their various colleagues and family members. There are also a few documents belonging to Union Soldier Lieutenant Elbridge Gerry Manning Jr. (an ancestor of Frederick Manning), and President William Howard Taft, in this archive.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Family Search - Frederick Johnson Manning". Family Search. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "New York Times Obituary of Frederick Johnson Manning". New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ Rolle, Elisa. "Elisa Rolle". Queer Places. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New York Times Obituary of Frederick Johnson Manning". New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Taft Manning, Helen (1862 - 1980). "Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Johnson Manning papers". TriCollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Rolle, Elisa. "Elisa Rolle". Queer Places. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help) - ↑ Taft Manning, Helen (1862 - 1980). "Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Manning Papers". TriCollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "New York Times Obituary for Frederick Johnson Manning". New York Times. 16 December 1966. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Find a Grave - Frederick Johnson Manning". Find a Grave. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New York Times Obituary for Frederick Johnson Manning". New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Taft Manning, Helen (1862 - 1980). "Helen Taft Manning and Frederick Manning Papers". TriCollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
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