William mayne biography

William Mayne was a British writer of children's fiction.
William James Carter Mayne (16 March 1928 – 24 March 2010) was an English writer of children's fiction.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.

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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Mayne, William

MAYNE, WILLIAM (1818–1855), colonel, and brigadier of the Hyderabad contingent, born on 28 Oct. 1818, was second surviving son of the Rev. Robert Mayne of Limpsfield, Surrey, by his wife, Charlotte Cuninghame Graham, daughter of Colonel Graham of St. Lawrence House, near Canterbury. William Mayne, baron Newhaven, was his father's brother (see Burke, Extinct Peerages, under ‘Mayne’). He joined the East India Company's Military Seminary, Addiscombe, 5 Feb. 1836, and passed his examination 12 June. Appointed ensign, 15 Dec. 1837, he did duty with the 4th Bengal native infantry, and was afterwards posted to the 49th Bengal native infantry at Neemuch. On 29 Nov. 1838 he was specially appointed to serve with the 37th Bengal infantry in the army of the Indus. Two companies of the 27th Bengal infantry and ten of the 37th Bengal infantry were attached to Sir Robert Sale's force. Mayne was appointed detachment-adjutant to these companies, and much distinguished himself at the unsuccessful attack on the fort of Julgar,

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MAYNE, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1722-94), of Arnos Grove, Mdx.; Gatton, Surr.; and Carrick Mayne, co. Dublin.

Family and Education

b. 1722, 4th s. of William Mayne of Powis Logie, Clackmannan, and bro. of Robert Mayne. m. 15 July 1758, Frances, da. of Joshua, 2nd Visct. Allen [I], sis. and h. of John, 3rd Visct. (through her he acquired considerable estates in Ireland), 1s. (died in infancy). cr. Bt. 22 Apr. 1763; Baron Newhaven [I] 26 July 1776.

Offices Held

M.P. [I] 1761-76.

Biography

William Mayne spent his early years at Lisbon in the family business of Mayne and Barn. He retired to England in 1757 but did not immediately give up his connexion with the business world: from 1757 to 1765 he was a director of the Royal Exchange Insurance Co., and until 1780 he appears in the trade directories as a merchant.

In 1761, having attached himself to Bute, he contested Canterbury. He was obviously eager to enter Parliament; but it is difficult to explain why he stood for a populous borough, with which he had apparently no connexion, rather than for a constituency wh

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William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven

British merchant and politician, Irish peer

William Mayne, 1st Baron NewhavenPC (1722 – 28 May 1794), known as Sir William Mayne, Bt, between 1763 and 1776, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790.

Early life

Mayne was the eldest son of the second marriage of William Mayne, of Powis Logie, Clackmannanshire.^[1] He was employed in the family business of Mayne and Barn at Lisbon until 1757, when he returned to England. From 1757 to 1765, he was a director of the Royal Exchange Insurance Company and was recorded as a merchant in trade directories until 1780. He married the Honourable Frances Allen, daughter of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen, and heiress of her brother John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen, on 15 July 1758. Through his marriage, he gained considerable estates in Ireland.^[2]

Political career

Mayne was eager to enter Parliament and stood at the 1761 British general election at Canterbury where he was defeated. He was, however, returned in 1761 to