Sir (Thomas) Chester Manifold KBE (13 May 1897 – 6 January 1979) was prominent member of the Victorian Racing community as a successful racehorse owner and breeder.
On his return to Australia in 1920 he worked for a stock and station agency, and on 22 May 1923 married Gwenda Grimwade, with whom he had three daughters.
He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Hampden in 1929 as a Nationalist; he was a minister without portfolio from 1932 to 1933 but retired in 1935.
The homestead with 15 bedrooms and 1700 acres of prime farming land hosted Princess Alexandra when she visited in 1959.
It was a mixed farm which besides the horse stud ran beef, sheep and dairy cows.