Frederick Pennington (7 March 1819 – 11 May 1914) was an English merchant and
Liberal politician who sat in the
House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
Life
Pennington was the son of John Pennington, cotton spinner and merchant of
Hindley, Lancashire and Elizabeth, daughter of John Hargreaves of Westhoughton. He was educated at Dr Formby's school at Southport and in Paris from 1830 to 1832.
[Elizabeth Crawford ''The women's suffrage movement: a reference guide, 1866-1928'' p532]
/ref> After many years as an East India merchant, he retired from business in 1865. He was a J.P. for Surrey.[Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]
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Pennington was a member of the council of the Anti-Corn Law League which he supported generously. He was an advanced Liberal, part of the relatively radical Liberal group, championing free trade, the end to church-state mixed local administration and mass production.[ He stood for parliament unsuccessfully at ]West Surrey
West Surrey (formally the Western division of Surrey) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Surrey, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc ...
in 1868. At the 1874 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
. He held the seat, through an era of the same representation elections, until standing down for the 1885 election.
Pennington lived at Broome Hall, Holmwood on southern slopes of the Greensand Ridge, Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
where the weekend gatherings included many eminent guests from the worlds of politics, art and literature.[ He died, 95, survived by his widow at his London home or rental, 17 Hyde Park Terrace. His probate was sworn in 1914 at .][https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations]
Pennington married in 1854 Margaret Landell Sharpe, daughter of John Sharpe, Vicar of Doncaster.Thomas Thomasson
Thomas Thomasson (18081876) was a political economist and a campaigner for the repeal of the Corn Laws who was one of Bolton's greatest benefactors.
Life
Thomasson was born at Turton into a Bolton family and was grandson of one of the original ...
.
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1819 births
1914 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
UK MPs 1880–1885
People from Holmwood
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport
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