George Fieschi Heneage (22 November 1800 – 11 May 1864) was a British Whig and later

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politician.

Background

Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage of Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire and Frances Anne, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Ainslie. His middle name derived from his descent from Roboaldo Fieschi, Conte di

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. He was educated at

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(1817) and

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(1818) and succeeded his father to the Hainton estate in 1833.

Political career

Heneage was elected at the 1826 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, but when he stood for re-election in 1830 he was defeated by the

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candidate George Harris. At the 1831 general election Heneage was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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.Stooks Smith, page 187 He was re-elected in

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, but did not contest the seat at the 1835 general election. He did not stand for Parliament again until the 1852 general election, when he was returned as an MP for Lincoln, this time as a

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. He was re-elected as a

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in 1857 and in

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, but resigned his seat in January 1862 (by taking the

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) in order to contest a by-election in

. He was defeated in Grimsby by 446 votes to 458,Craig, page 135 and lodged an

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against the result. The petition was dismissed, and he did not stand again. He also served as

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in 1839

Family

Heneage married Frances, daughter of Michael Tasburgh, in 1833. Their son Edward was also a politician and was elevated to the peerage as

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in 1896. Frances died in 1842. Heneage remained a widower until his death in May 1864, aged 63.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heneage, George 1800 births 1864 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Politics of Lincoln, England Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Great Grimsby