Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Baronet (7 April 1623 – 28 June 1689) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Mainwaring was the son of Philip Mainwaring of

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, Over Peover and his wife Ellen Minshull, daughter of Edward Minshull of Stoke.John Burke ''A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of Great Britain, Volume 2''
/ref> In 1654 his mother had the Peover Hall Stable Block built for him. He was

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in 1657. In 1660, Mainwaring was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament. History of Parliament Online - Mainwaring, Thomas
/ref> He was created

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on 22 November 1660 by Charles II on his restoration. Mainwaring died at the age of 66 and buried in Over Peover. He had married Mary Delves, daughter of Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Baronet, of Dodington and had 6 sons and 6 daughters. His only surviving son,

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, succeeded to the baronetcy and was also an MP.

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1623 births 1689 deaths English MPs 1660 High sheriffs of Cheshire Place of birth missing Deputy lieutenants of Cheshire

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