George Heneage
George Fieschi Heneage was a British Whig politician.
Background
Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage of Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire, and Frances Anne Ainslie, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Ainslie. His middle name derived from his descent from Roboaldo Fieschi, Conte di Lavagna. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and succeeded his father to the Hainton estate in 1833.Political career
Heneage was elected at the 1826 [United Kingdom general election|1826 general election] as a Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby, but when he stood for re-election in 1830 [United Kingdom general election|1830] he was defeated by the Tory candidate George Harris.At the 1831 general election Heneage was elected as a Member of Parliament for Lincoln. He was re-elected in 1832, 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. He was re-elected in 1857 and as a Liberal in 1859, but resignation from the British [House of Commons|resigned his seat] in January 1862 in order to contest a by-election in Great Grimsby. He was defeated in Grimsby by 446 votes to 458, and lodged an election petition against the result. The petition was dismissed, and he did not stand again.
He also served as High [Sheriff of Lincolnshire] in 1839