Henry Fanshawe (1634–1685) was an English politician. He was the third son of Sir Thomas Fanshawe (later 1st

Viscount Fanshawe Viscount Fanshawe, of Dromore, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 September 1661 for Sir Thomas Fanshawe for his services to the House of Stuart during the English Civil War. He previously served as Member of Parliament fo ...

) by his second wife. His brothers were

Thomas Fanshawe, 2nd Viscount Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe, 2nd Viscount Fanshawe (1632–1674) of Ware Park, Hertfordshire was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He was born to Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe by his second wife Elizabeth Cockayne, the daughter of Sir Willi ...

Charles Fanshawe, 4th Viscount Fanshawe Charles Fanshawe, 4th Viscount Fanshawe (1643-1710) was an Irish Peer and Member of the House of Commons. He was the third surviving son of Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe and his second wife, Elizabeth Cockayne. Career In 1667, Fanshaw ...

and Simon Fanshawe, 5th Viscount Fanshawe. He was educated at the

Middle Temple The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn an ...

. He was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Penryn from May 1685 until his death in August 1685.

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1634 births 1685 deaths Younger sons of viscounts English MPs 1685–1687 Fanshawe family {{17thC-England-MP-stub