Sir John Mainwaring, 2nd Baronet was laid to rest at Over Peover. He had married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Roger Whitley of Peel, Cheshire and had several sons and daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son Thomas. Sir John Mainwaring, 2nd Baronet Sir John Mainwaring, 2nd Baronet (8 May 1656 – 4 November 1702) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1702. Mainwaring was the son of Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Baronet of Peover Hall and his wife Mary Delves, daughter of Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Baronet, of Dodington. Mainwaring succeeded to the
William Mainwaring Council. However Mainwaring opposed an amendment to exclude men from Wales and Monmouthshire from the liability to do National Service, declaring that "no decent man or woman in Wales would support the amendment". At the 1950 general election, Harry Pollitt made his third challenge to win the Rhondda East constituency. However, the outbreak of the Cold War against Soviet Union was thought to have alienated many in the coalfield. At the poll, Mainwaring obtained a majority of 22,182 and Pollitt barely retained his deposit. Mainwaring was a strong supporter of the Government policy of fighting the Korean War, which he