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Henry Mainwaring | |
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| Born | 1586/7 Ightfield, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 1653 |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | The Dread Pirate |
| Type | Privateer |
| Allegiance | England |
| Years active | 1610–1639 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Newfoundland Gibraltar La Mamora |
| Commands | HMS Resistance |
| Later work | Royal Navy vice-admiral and author |
Sir Henry Mainwaring (1587–1653), was an English lawyer, soldier, writer, seaman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He was for a time a pirate based in Newfoundland and then a naval officer with the Royal Navy. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.