Edward Matthew Fenwick (1812 – 16 October 1877),[1][2] also known as Edward Matthew Reid, was a British Liberal Party politician.
Edward Matthew Fenwick | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Lancaster | |
| In office 13 April 1864 – 23 April 1866 | |
| Preceded by | William Garnett Samuel Gregson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency disenfranchised |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Matthew Reid 1812 |
| Died | 16 October 1877 (aged 64–65) Burrow Hall, Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Sarah Fenwick Bowen (m. 1841) |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Edward James Reid Caroline Cuddon |
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][5]
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.[6][2][3]
Fenwick was also a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire, Yorkshire and Westmorland, and, in 1865, Deputy Lieutenant for Lancaster.[3][2][7]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Edward Matthew Fenwick". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Edward James Reid". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. 24 January 1865. p. 82. Retrieved 25 March 2018.