Sir George Mainwaring (before 1551 – 1628) was an English politician. He was the only son of Sir Arthur Mainwaring, MP for

Ightfield Ightfield is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 529. Within the civil parish boundaries is another small village - Calverhall. Ightfield is situated in a rural area, wit ...

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,History of Parliament Online: Sir Arthur Mainwaring (1525-1590)
accessed October 2017. and was educated at

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(1562) and the

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(1565). He succeeded his father in 1590 and was knighted c. 1593. He was elected to the

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as the MP for

in 1572. He was a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire by 1593, was appointed ''

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'' of Shropshire c.1593-96, and a deputy lieutenant by 1608. He was also a member of the

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by 1617. He married Anne, the daughter of William More of

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, Surrey, and had 4 sons and a daughter, including: *

Sir Arthur Mainwaring Sir Arthur Mainwaring (c. 1580 – 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626. Life Mainwaring was the eldest son of Sir George Mainwaring of Ightfield, Shropshire and Ann More, daughter of William Mor ...

* Sir Henry Mainwaring * Margaret Mainwaring (d. 1654), wife of Sir Richard Baker

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* 16th-century births 1628 deaths Politicians from Shropshire People educated at Shrewsbury School Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1572–1583 Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire {{16thC-England-MP-stub