George Schonswar Explained

Party:	Tory (1830) Whig (1831)
Alongside:	William Battie-Wrightson
Birth Date:	1775 7, df=y
Term Start:	1830
Term End:	1832
Office:	MP for Kingston upon Hull

George Schonswar (15 July 1775 – 19 January 1859) was a British politician.

Family

Schonswar's grandfather came to England from Friesland in the Netherlands with William III in 1688 and settled in Hull following his military service.^[1]

Positions

Schonswar held the following roles in Kingston upon Hull:

• Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull (1830, 1831)
• Alderman and sheriff (1808)
• Mayor (1811–12, 1817–18)

References

1. Web site: SCHONSWAR, George (1775-1859), of Ferriby, Yorks. and 18 Adam Street, Adelphi, Mdx. History of Parliament Online . 2024-05-04 . www.historyofparliamentonline.org.

See also

• List of MPs elected in the 1830 United Kingdom general election
• List of MPs elected in the 1831 United Kingdom general election