Henry Fenwick (Sunderland MP)

Not to be confused with Henry Fenwick (MP for Houghton-le-Spring).

Henry Fenwick (1820 – 16 April 1868)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

He first stood for election to the House of Commons in December 1852, when he was unsuccessful at a by-election for the City of Durham.[2] He was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for Sunderland at a by-election in January 1855,[3] and held the seat until February 1866, when he was appointed as Civil Lord of the Admiralty and was defeated in the resulting by-election.[3]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 118. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ a b Craig, page 296