William Mainwaring (English politician) Burdett. Mainwaring had previously resisted Burdett's calls for an inquiry into prison abuses, particularly at Coldbath Fields Prison. Mainwaring was defeated by Burdett but the election was declared void in 1804 and in the following contest William's son George Boulton Mainwaring was elected. The result was reversed in favour of Burdett in 1805 and the back in favour of Mainwaring Junior in 1806. Mainwaring did not contest the 1807 election and Burdett was not elected. He died in 1821, leaving one son. William Mainwaring (English politician) William Mainwaring (6 Oct 1735 – 28 February 1821) was the MP for Middlesex
Present Arms (Dad's Army radio episode) Present Arms (Dad's Army radio episode) Present Arms is the first episode of the second BBC Radio 4 series of the British comedy series "Dad's Army" that was originally transmitted on Thursday 24 December 1974, as a Christmas Special. 'Present Arms' was compiled for radio from two television episodes, Battle of the Giants! and Shooting Pains and ran for an unusual 60 minutes, twice the length of a normal radio episode. As the season of goodwill approaches, Captain Mainwaring and his men use their rifles and their wits in a no-holds-barred contest with Captain Square and the Eastgate Platoon. The