Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet (c. 1570 – c. 1658) of Wallington and Fenwick, Northumberland, was an

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landowner and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1624 and 1648. He supported the

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cause in the

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Biography

Fenwick was the son of Sir William Fenwick, who had been

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in 1578 and 1589, and his first wife Grace Forster daughter of Sir John Forster of Edderstone and Hexham. He was knighted at Royston on 18 January 1605 and succeeded his father in 1618 at the age of 35. Fenwick himself also served as Sheriff in 1619–20 and 1644–45. In 1624 and again in 1625, 1626 and 1628 Fenwick was elected member of parliament for

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. He was created 1st Baronet Fenwick of Fenwick, on 9 June 1628. He was a successful

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and became a favourite of

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for whom he acted as Master of the Royal Stud at

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and, from 1639, Surveyor of the Royal Race (or Stud). In April 1640, Fenwick was again elected MP for Northumberland to the

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and was then elected MP for

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to the

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in 1641. He was then re-elected for Northumberland in 1642 after Henry Percy was excluded. Fenwick himself was temporarily disabled from sitting in January 1644 but was re-admitted to Parliament in June 1646. Fenwick owned substantial estates in Northumberland and Durham but financial difficulties caused him to sell the greater part of his holdings in 1650 to Sir William Blackett for £20,000. He retained the family seat at

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Family

He died in 1658 aged 79. He had married, firstly, Catherine Slingsby, daughter of Sir Henry Slingsby of Scriven,

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and Frances Vavasour, and had a son John and two daughters. He married, secondly, Grace Loraine, daughter of Thomas Loraine, and had further issue, including William. His third wife was named Bond. His son and heir

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was killed fighting on the

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side at the

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in 1644 and he was therefore succeeded by his second son

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