Background
Fenwick was the son of Sir William Fenwick, who had been Sheriff of Northumberland in 1578 and 1589, and his first wife Grace Forster daughter of Sir John Forster of Edderstone and Hexham. He succeeded his father on 1618 at the age of 35.
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John Fenwick
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Career
He supported the Parliamentary cause in the Civil War. He was knighted at Royston on 18 January 1605. Fenwick himself also served as Sheriff in 1620.
He was created 1st Baronet Fenwick of Fenwick, on 9 June 1628.
He was a successful racehorse breeder and became a favourite of Charles I for whom he acted as Master of the Royal Study at Tutbury and Surveyor of the Royal Race (or Study). In April 1640, Fenwick was again elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland to the Short Parliament.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Cockermouth to the Long Parliament in 1641 and then re-elected for Northumberland in 1642 after Henry Percy was excluded. Fenwick was temporarily disabled from sitting in January 1644.
Fenwick owned substantial estates in Northumberland and Durham but financial difficulties caused him to sell the greater part of his holdings in 1650 to Sir William Blackett for £20,000.
He retained the family seat at Wallington Hall. He died in 1658 aged 79. Fenwick married firstly Catherine Slingsby daughter of Sir Hery Slingsby of Scriven Yorkshire and had a son John.
Membership
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. Happy Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1624 and again in 1625, 1626 and 1628 Fenwick was elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland.
