Mr John Daniel Manning was born on 23 April 1847 in Baldock, Hertfordshire, England. He married Mary Elizabeth Joyce on 18 March 1874 in Perth, Western Australia, and together they had 12 children. He was a dairy farmer in South Perth and one of the first landowners to occupy land in Doubleview in 1895.
A prominent citizen, John Manning served as a member of the Perth Road Board from 1895 to 1902 and as the Chairman of the South Perth Road Board in 1894, 1896-1897, and 1899-1901.
He passed away on 3 August 1916 in Perth, Western Australia, at the age of 69.
