john, fenton, rochdale, john, fenton, july, 1791, july, 1863, british, politician, born, lower, crimble, farm, fenton, lived, rochdale, where, worked, banker, 1832, general, election, stood, whigs, rochdale, seat, defeated, 1835, general, election, 1837, elect. John Fenton 3 July 1791 25 July 1863 was a British politician Born at Lower Crimble Farm 1 Fenton lived in Rochdale where he worked as a banker At the 1832 UK general election he stood for the Whigs in Rochdale He won the seat but was defeated at the 1835 UK general election In 1837 a by election arose in the town which he won with a majority of 25 He held the seat in the 1837 UK general election but chose not to contest it in 1841 2 Fenton s son Roger became a noted photographer 3 Another son Arthur married the novelist Gertrude Fenton 4 References Edit Robertson William 1889 The Social and Political History of Rochdale Stenton Michael 1976 Who s Who of British Members of Parliament Vol 1 Hassocks Harvester Press p 136 ISBN 0855272198 Taylor Roger October 2006 Fenton Roger 1819 1869 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford England Oxford University Press A Database of Victorian Fiction 1837 1901 At The Circulating Library Retrieved 16 November 2022 Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byNew seat Member of Parliament for Rochdale1832 1835 Succeeded byJohn EntwistlePreceded byJohn Entwistle Member of Parliament for Rochdale1837 1841 Succeeded byWilliam Sharman Crawford This English biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Fenton MP for Rochdale amp oldid 1129760127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
