Frederick Pennington
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Frederick Pennington was an English merchant and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
Pennington was the son of John Pennington, cotton spinner and merchant of Hindley
, Lancashire and his wife Elizabeth Hargreaves, daughter of John Hargreaves of Westhoughton. He was educated at Dr Formby's school at Southport and in Paris from 1830 to 1832. After many years as an East India merchant, he retired from business in 1865. He was a J.P.
for Surrey.
Pennington was a member of the council of the Anti-Corn Law League
which he supported generously. He was an advanced Liberal and part of the radical Liberal group. He stood for parliament unsuccessfully at West Surrey
in 1868. At the 1874 general election
he was elected Member of Parliament
for Stockport
. He held the seat until 1885.
Pennington lived at Broome Hall, Holmwood
in the Surrey Hills where the weekend gatherings included many eminent guests from the worlds of politics, art and literature. He died at the age of 94.
Pennington married Margaret Landell Sharpe, daughter of Rev. John Sharpe Vicar of Doncaster
, in 1854. She was heavily involved in the women's movement and a campaigner for emancipation and suffrage. One of Pennington's sisters married Thomas Thomasson
.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
Pennington was the son of John Pennington, cotton spinner and merchant of Hindley
Hindley, Greater Manchester
Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Lying three miles east of Wigan it covers an area of 1044 hectares. Historically a part of Lancashire, Hindley which includes Hindley Green borders the towns of Ince-in-Makerfield and Leigh within Wigan...
, Lancashire and his wife Elizabeth Hargreaves, daughter of John Hargreaves of Westhoughton. He was educated at Dr Formby's school at Southport and in Paris from 1830 to 1832. After many years as an East India merchant, he retired from business in 1865. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Surrey.
Pennington was a member of the council of the Anti-Corn Law League
Anti-Corn Law League
The Anti-Corn Law League was in effect the resumption of the Anti-Corn Law Association, which had been created in London in 1836 but did not obtain widespread popularity. The Anti-Corn Law League was founded in Manchester in 1838...
which he supported generously. He was an advanced Liberal and part of the radical Liberal group. He stood for parliament unsuccessfully at West Surrey
West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
West Surrey was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Surrey, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished...
in 1868. At the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stockport
Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He held the seat until 1885.
Pennington lived at Broome Hall, Holmwood
Holmwood
Holmwood is a civil parish in Surrey, England. The parish has a population of 850.Holmwood forms part of Mole Valley Borough Council's area; the main settlements are North Holmwood and South Holmwood both of which are bypassed by the A24 road. The smaller settlement of Mid Holmwood is alongside the...
in the Surrey Hills where the weekend gatherings included many eminent guests from the worlds of politics, art and literature. He died at the age of 94.
Pennington married Margaret Landell Sharpe, daughter of Rev. John Sharpe Vicar of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, in 1854. She was heavily involved in the women's movement and a campaigner for emancipation and suffrage. One of Pennington's sisters married Thomas Thomasson
Thomas Thomasson
Thomas Thomasson was a political economist and a campaigner for the repeal of the Corn Laws who was one of Bolton's greatest benefactors....
.