George Boulton Mainwaring
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George Boulton Mainwaring was a Tory MP for Middlesex
, a position that had also been held by his father William Mainwaring
.
Mainwaring is thought to have been born in 1773. He was the son of William Mainwaring.
In the 1802 general election
, William was opposed by the radical Francis Burdett. William had previously resisted Burdett's calls for an inquiry into Prison abuses, particularly at Coldbath Fields Prison
. William was defeated by Burdett but the election was declared void in 1804 and, in the following contest, George was elected. The result was reversed in favour of Burdett in 1805 and then back in favour of George in 1806. Mainwaring did not contest the 1807 election and Burdett was not elected. The National Portrait Gallery has a caricature which includes Mainwaring that pokes fun at the 1804 election.
In 9 June 1804, Mainwaring married Letitia Wodehouse.
Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)
Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
, a position that had also been held by his father William Mainwaring
William Mainwaring (English politician)
William Mainwaring was, the MP for Middlesex from 1784 and chairman of the Middlesex and Westminster Quarter Sessions for a similar period.In the 1802 General election, he was opposed by the radical Francis Burdett. Mainwaring had previously resisted Burdett's calls for an inquiry into prison...
.
Mainwaring is thought to have been born in 1773. He was the son of William Mainwaring.
In the 1802 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1802
The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, William was opposed by the radical Francis Burdett. William had previously resisted Burdett's calls for an inquiry into Prison abuses, particularly at Coldbath Fields Prison
Coldbath Fields Prison
Coldbath Fields Prison was a prison in the Mount Pleasant area of Clerkenwell, London. Founded during the reign of James I , the prison was completely rebuilt in 1794 and extended in 1850. It was used to house prisoners on short sentences of up to two years...
. William was defeated by Burdett but the election was declared void in 1804 and, in the following contest, George was elected. The result was reversed in favour of Burdett in 1805 and then back in favour of George in 1806. Mainwaring did not contest the 1807 election and Burdett was not elected. The National Portrait Gallery has a caricature which includes Mainwaring that pokes fun at the 1804 election.
In 9 June 1804, Mainwaring married Letitia Wodehouse.