About Lewis Fenton
Lewis Fenton was a British politician.
Lewis Fenton (1780 – 27 November 1833) was a British politician.
Fenton lived in Huddersfield and served as a captain in the 55th Regiment of Foot. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood in Huddersfield as a Whig, and won election. In Parliament, he supported the Factory Act 1833. He died in November 1833, still in office. According to the Sunday Times, he died by falling from a window after standing on a chair to get a better view of his turnip patch.
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Lewis Fenton died in 1833 in Huddersfield.
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