# Nicholas Fenwick

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{{Short description|British Tory politician}}
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'''Nicholas Fenwick''' (c. 1693–1752) of Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Lemington, Northumberland  was a British Tory politician who sat in the [House of Commons](/source/British_House_of_Commons) from 1727 to 1747.

Fenwick was the eldest son of Robert Fenwick, merchant and mayor of Newcastle in 1708, and Isabella Ellison, daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn, county Durham. He married  Elizabeth Baker, daughter of George Baker of Crook, county Durham on 21 October 1713.  She died in March 1715. He married as his second wife on  9 May 1716, Elizabeth Clavering, daughter of Sir James Clavering, 4th Baronet, of Axwell, county Durham. By her,   he acquired Lemington, in Alnwick, where he practised forestry. He received a gold medal from the Society of Arts for his forestry work.<ref name = HOP>{{cite web| url =http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/fenwick-nicholas-1693-1752 | title= FENWICK, Nicholas (c.1693-1752), of Pilgrim St., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Lemington, Northumb.| publisher= History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 2 January 2019 }}</ref>
 
Fenwick was admitted to the Merchant Adventurers Company in 1712. He was [Mayor of Newcastle](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Newcastle-upon-Tyne) in 1726. At the [1727 British general election](/source/1727_British_general_election) he was returned as Tory  [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/source/Newcastle-upon-Tyne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). He voted against the Administration in every recorded division. In 1733 he was given a vote of thanks by the Merchant Adventurers for his keen opposition to the [Excise Bill](/source/Excise_Bill).  He was returned again at the [1734 British general election](/source/1734_British_general_election). In 1736 he was Mayor of Newcastle again. He was returned again at the  [1741 British general election](/source/1741_British_general_election). He was  Mayor of Newcastle again for the years 1746 and 1747. He retired from Parliament at the  [1747 British general election](/source/1747_British_general_election).<ref name=HOP/>

Fenwick died in 1752 and was buried on  27 February..He had six son and seven daughters by his second wife.<ref name=HOP/>

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 | before  = [Sir William Blackett, Bt](/source/Sir_William_Blackett%2C_2nd_Baronet)
 | before2 = [William Carr](/source/William_Carr_(died_1742))
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 | title =  [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/source/Newcastle-upon-Tyne_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
 | years =   [1727](/source/1727_British_general_election)–[1747](/source/1747_British_general_election)
 | with  =  [Sir William Blackett, Bt](/source/Sir_William_Blackett%2C_2nd_Baronet) 1727–1729
 | with2 =  [William Carr](/source/William_Carr_(died_1742)) 1729–1734
 | with3 = [Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett, Bt](/source/Walter_Calverley-Blackett) 1734–1747
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 | after  = [Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett, Bt](/source/Walter_Calverley-Blackett)
 | after2 = [Matthew Ridley](/source/Matthew_Ridley_(barrister))
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