Henry Fenwick
Henry Fenwick (1820 – 16 April 1868)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
He first stood for election to the House of Commons in December 1852, when he was unsuccessful at a by-election for the City of Durham.[2] He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland at a by-election in January 1855,[3] and held the seat until February 1866, when he was appointed as Civil Lord of the Admiralty and was defeated in the resulting by-election.[3]
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 118. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b Craig, page 296
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Fenwick
Categories:
- 1820 births
- 1868 deaths
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- UK MPs 1857–1859
- UK MPs 1859–1865
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- Lords of the Admiralty
- Liberal MP for England stubs