Henry Fenwick (Liberal politician)

Colonel Henry Thomas Fenwick CMG MVO DSO (20 December 1863 – 30 August 1939)[1] was a British army officer and Liberal Party politician.

Biography

Fenwick was the son of Henry Fenwick and Jane Lutwidge Cookson, and entered the army in 1885.[2]

He changed to a political career when he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring at the 1892 general election,[3] and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election.[4]

In 1899 he was again in active service, as 2nd in Command of the Royal Horse Guards.[2] He served with the regiment during the Second Boer War in South Africa 1899–1901, was mentioned in despatches, and appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services in November 1900.[5]

After the war, he was appointed Commander of the Royal Horse Guards.[2]

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  2. FENWICK, Colonel Henry Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
  3. "No. 26311". The London Gazette. 29 July 1892. p. 4306.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 270. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  5. "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6304.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Nicholas Wood
Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring
18921895
Succeeded by
Robert Cameron


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