Lewis Fenton (1780 – 27 November 1833) was a British politician. Fenton lived in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

and served as a captain in the 55th Regiment of Foot. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood in

as a Whig, and won election. In Parliament, he supported the Factory Act 1833. He died in November 1833, still in office. According to the '' Sunday Times'', he died by falling from a window after standing on a chair to get a better view of his turnip patch.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenton, Lewis 1780 births 1833 deaths Accidental deaths in England Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies People from Huddersfield UK MPs 1832–1835 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies