Background
He was the eldest son of Humphrey Senhouse (1705–1770), a landowner and High Sheriff who had founded the port of Maryport, and the heiress Mary, daughter of Sir George Fleming, Bt, Bishop of Carlisle.
He was the eldest son of Humphrey Senhouse (1705–1770), a landowner and High Sheriff who had founded the port of Maryport, and the heiress Mary, daughter of Sir George Fleming, Bt, Bishop of Carlisle.
He held that seat until the 1790 general election, when he was returned as an Member of Parliament for Cumberland. He did not contest the seat at the 1796 general election.
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Humphrey junior was elected at a by-election in 1786 as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cockermouth, which was generally regarded as a pocket borough.