Colonel Henry Thomas Fenwick (20 December 1863 – 30 August 1939) was a British army officer and

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politician.

Biography

Fenwick was the son of Henry Fenwick and Jane Lutwidge Cookson, and entered the army in 1885.FENWICK, Colonel Henry Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 He changed to a political career when he was elected as the

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(MP) for

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at the 1892 general election, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election. In 1899 he was again in active service, as 2nd in Command of the

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. He served with the regiment during the

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1899–1901, was

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, and appointed a

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(DSO) for his services in November 1900. After the war, he was appointed Commander of the

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* 1863 births 1939 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1892–1895 Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Members of the Royal Victorian Order {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub