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Charles Fenwick
British trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
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Charles Fenwick (5 May 1850 – 20 April 1918) was a British trade unionist and Liberal–Labour politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.[1][2]
Fenwick was born in Cramlington, Northumberland, and became a coal miner at the age of 10.
In 1863 he joined the union and gradually became prominent within the Northumberland Miners' Association, his local union. He also became a Primitive Methodistpreacher.[3][4]
At the 1885 general election, Fenwick was elected as the Lib–Lab Member of Parliament for Wansbeck with a majority of 3,155.[5][6] He held the seat until his death and made over 500 contributions in the House of Commons.[7]
In 1890, Fenwick was elected Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the T