Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (23 November 1719 – 16 August 1760), was a British landowner and politician.

Wenman was the elder son of Richard Wenman, 5th Viscount Wenman, by Susanna, daughter of Seymour Wroughton, of Heskett. He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1729, aged eleven. This was an Irish peerage

Peerage of Ireland

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 and did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords

House of Lords

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. In 1749 he was instead returned to the House of Commons

House of Commons of Great Britain

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 for the city of Oxford

Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)

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, a seat he held until 1754. The latter year he was returned as a Tory for Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in a bitterly-contested election

Oxfordshire Election 1754

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. However, there was a double return and in April 1755 Lord Parker

Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield

Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield FRS , styled Viscount Parker between 1732 and 1764, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

 and Sir Edward Turner

Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet

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, the Whig

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 were declared elected in favour of Wenman and Sir James Dashwood.

Lord Wenman married Sophia, eldest daughter and co-heir of James Herbert, of Tythorpe, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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, in 1741. They had four sons and three daughters. Their second son was Thomas Wenman

Thomas Wenman

The Honourable Thomas Francis Wenman FRS was a British professor, natural historian, and antiquarian.Wenman was the second son of Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman and his wife Sophia, daughter and co-heiress of James Herbert of Tythorpe. He was born at Thame Park, near Thame, Oxfordshire in 1745...

. Wenman died in August 1760, aged 40, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son, Philip

Philip Wenman, 7th Viscount Wenman

Philip Wenman, 7th Viscount Wenman , styled The Honourable Philip Wenman until 1760, was a British landowner and politician....

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