888 David Ainsworth

Constituency : West  Cumberland  1880-85, Egremont  1892-5

David  was  the  only  Liberal  who  ever  sat  for  the  West  Cumberland  seat. He  probably  derived  his  victory  from  a  growing  Irish  community  as  industry  spread  in  the  area.

David  was  the  son  of  a  Unitarian  linen  mill  owner  and  ironmaster . He  also  owned  some  mines  nearby.He  stood  in  1874  but  was  defeated,

David  opposed  a  proposed  railway  through  Ennerdale, a  stretch  of  which  would  have  passed  through  a  field  he  owned.

David  stood  for  Egremont  in  1885  and  1886  but  was  unsuccessful.

David  was  defeated  in  1895.

In  1898  David  purchased  Wray  Castle.

He  died  in  1906  aged  63.