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John Fenwick (14 January 1602 to 2 July 1644) was a Member of Parliament from Northumberland, killed serving in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War.
John Fenwick | |
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![]() Battle of Marston Moor, where Fenwick was killed on 2 July 1644 | |
Member of Parliament for Morpeth | |
In office November 1640 – January 1644 (excluded) | |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 January 1602 Wallington Hall Yorkshire |
Died | 2 July 1644 42) Long Marston, North Yorkshire | (aged
Nationality | English |
Spouse | Mary Selby |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | MP and soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Colonel John Fenwick’s Troop of Dragoons |
Battles/wars | First English Civil War Skirmish at Corbridge; Siege of Newcastle; Battle of Marston Moor † |
John Fenwick was the only son of Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet of Wallington Hall, Northumberland, and his first wife Katherine (1584-1616), sister to Sir Henry Slingsby, executed in 1658 for his part in a Royalist conspiracy.[1]
He married Mary, daughter of Sir George Selby, of Whitehouse, County Durham.[2]
Fenwick matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge at Easter 1628. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 28 April 1630.[2]
In November 1640, Fenwick was elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth, Northumberland in the Long Parliament.[3] In early 1644, he raised a troop of dragoons for the Royalist Northern Army; [4] and was excluded from Parliament on 22 January 1644.
His troop was at the siege of Newcastle, and a skirmish near Corbridge in 1644.[5] He was killed at the Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644.[2]
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