Edward Matthew Fenwick

Edward Matthew Fenwick
Member of Parliament
for Lancaster
In office
13 April 1864 – 23 April 1866
Serving with Henry Schneider (1865–1866)
Samuel Gregson (1864–1865)
Preceded by William Garnett
Samuel Gregson
Succeeded by Constituency disenfranchised
Personal details
Born Edward Matthew Reid
1812
Died 16 October 1877(1877-10-16) (aged 64–65)
Burrow Hall, Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancashire, England
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Sarah Fenwick Bowen (m. 1841)
Children Two
Parents Edward James Reid
Caroline Cuddon

Edward Matthew Fenwick (1812 – 16 October 1877)[1][2], also known as Edward Matthew Reid, was a British Liberal Party politician.

Fenwick was the second son of Edward James and Caroline (née Cuddon) Reid. At some point he changed his name by Royal Licence from Reid to Fenwick. In 1841, he married Sarah Fenwick Bowen, daughter of Thomas Fenwick, and they had at least two children: Thomas Fenwick Fenwick (1842–1907), and Robert Fenwick Fenwick (c. 1845–1868).[3][2][4]

Fenwick was elected Liberal MP for Lancaster at a by-election in 1864—caused by the resignation of William Garnett—and held the seat until 1866 when he was unseated for corruption. The seat was later disenfranchised under the Reform Act 1867.[5][2][3]

Fenwick was also a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire, Yorkshire and Westmorland, and, in 1865, Deputy Lieutenant for Lancaster.[3][2][6]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Edward Matthew Fenwick". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Edward James Reid". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wikisource link to 72". Page:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 2.djvu. Wikisource.
  5. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  6. ↑ "Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. 24 January 1865. p. 82. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Garnett
Samuel Gregson		 Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1864–1866
With: Henry Schneider (1865–1866)
Samuel Gregson (1864–1865)		 Constituency disenfranchised
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