Henry Fenwick (1820 – 16 April 1868)
was a British
Liberal Party
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politician.
He first stood for election to the
House of Commons
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in December 1852, when he was unsuccessful at a by-election for the
City of Durham.
He was elected as a
member of parliament
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(MP) for
Sunderland
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at a by-election in January 1855,
[Craig, page 296] and held the seat until February 1866, when he was appointed as
Civil Lord of the Admiralty
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and was defeated in the resulting by-election.
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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
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