George Mainwaring (MP)
Sir George Mainwaring (before 1551 – 1628) was an English politician.
He was the only son of Sir Arthur Mainwaring, MP of Ightfield, Shropshire[1] and educated at Shrewsbury School (1562) and the Inner Temple (1565). He succeeded his father in 1590 and was knighted c. 1593.
He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Shropshire in 1572. He was a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire by 1593, was appointed custos rotulorum of Shropshire c.1593-96 and a deputy lieutenant by 1608. He was also a member of the Council of the Marches of Wales by 1617.
He married Anne, the daughter of William More of Loseley Park, Surrey and had 4 sons and a daughter, including:
- Sir Arthur Mainwaring
- Margaret Mainwaring (d. 1654), wife of Sir Richard Baker
References
- History of Parliament Online: Sir Arthur Mainwaring (1525-1590), accessed October 2017.
- "MAINWARING, George (bef.1551-1628), of Ightfield, Salop". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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