George Schonswar

George Schonswar
MP for Kingston upon Hull
In office 1830–1832 Serving with William Battie-Wrightson
Personal details
Born	(1775-07-15)15 July 1775
Died	19 January 1859(1859-01-19) (aged 83)
Political party	Tory (1830) Whig (1831)

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:^[1]

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

References

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

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Schonswar

See also

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