Henry Fenwick (1820 – 16 April 1868) was a British

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politician. He first stood for election to the

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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

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(MP) for

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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

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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 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub