John Manners (April 8, 1786 – June 24, 1853) was an American physician, lawyer, and politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate.
Manners was born in 1786 in the now-defunct municipality of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to John and Rachel (Stout) Manners.
He received an honorary Master of Arts degree from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1816.
He returned to Hunterdon County to practice medicine, residing in Flemington and later settling in Clinton Township.
[1] Manners read law with James Madison Porter of Easton, Pennsylvania and was licensed to practice law in the highest courts.