Sir William Fenwick, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617 – 9 July 1676), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1645 and 1676. Fenwick was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet of

Wallington Hall Wallington is a country house and gardens located about west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, near the village of Cambo. It has been owned by the National Trust since 1942, after it was donated complete with the estate and farms by Sir ...

, Northumberland and his second wife Grace Loraine and was educated at

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and

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, before entering

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. He succeeded his father circa 1658, his half-brother John having been killed at

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in 1644.History of Parliament Fenwick, Sir William (C1617-76) of Wallington, Northumb
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between 1645 and 1648, and in 1654, 1656, 1659, 1660 and from 1661 to 1676. He married Jane, the daughter of Henry Stapilton of Wighill, Yorkshire; they had a son and two daughters. He was succeeded by his son

Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet ( – 28 January 1697) was an English Army officer and politician. He succeeded to the Fenwick baronetcy after the death of his father, Sir William Fenwick. A supporter of the Jacobite cause, Fenwick was involved ...

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