Henry Fenwick (MP for Sunderland)

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

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

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. He was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for Sunderland at a by-election in January 1855, 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.

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