John Mainwaring John Mainwaring John Mainwaring (1724–1807) was an English theologian and the first biographer of the composer Georg Friedrich Händel in any language. He was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and became rector of the parish of Church Stretton, Shropshire, and, later professor of Divinity at Cambridge. In 1760, one year after Handel was buried in Westminster Abbey he published anonymously a biography 'Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frederic Handel'. More than half of this biography is focused on the years before 1712, when Handel moved to London. Therefore, it is supposed he received information from
Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Christopher Douglas Mainwaring (27 December 1965 – 1 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was also a television presenter and sports journalist with Seven News Perth and a radio presenter with Mix 94.5. Mainwaring started his career with the Greenough Demons (Rovers) before being recruited by East Fremantle "The Sharks" in 1985. In his first season, he was a member of the Western Australian State of Origin team and played in