# Mr. Mainwaring — The American Senator character guide

> Mr. Mainwaring in The American Senator by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Mainwaring

**First appearance:** 0041-xlii-mr-mainwaring-s-little-dinner

## Who they are

A young clergyman who dines with the Senator.

## In the story

### [At Bragton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xiii-at-bragton)

A clergyman who enjoys dining away from home and is introduced to the ladies, later taking refuge under their title.

### [Mr. Mainwaring's Little Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xlii-mr-mainwaring-s-little-dinner)

Hosts the dinner; his living was bought with his wife's money, a fact the Senator is unaware of.

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