Henry Fenwick (Houghton-le-Spring MP)

Not to be confused with Henry Fenwick (MP for Sunderland).

Colonel Henry Thomas Fenwick CMG DSO MVO (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]