Edward Matthew Fenwick

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 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	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]