Family and Education
b. c. 1644, o.s. of Sir William Fenwick, 2nd Bt. m. 14 July 1663, Lady Mary Howard (d. 27 Oct. 1708), da. of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, 3s. 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. bef. 9 July 1676.Le Neve, Mon. Angl. 1680-99, pp. 178-9; W. J. Pinks, Hist. Clerkenwell , 46; Blackett mss, Carlisle to Blackett, 9 July 1676.
Offices Held

Capt. Sayer’s Ft. 1667, Duke of Monmouth’s Ft. (French army) 1672 – 74; cornet, Queen’s 2 Life Gds. 1672 – 74, guidon 1674 – 75, capt. 1676 – 78, maj. 1679 – 81, lt.-col. 1681 – 87; col. of ft. (Dutch army) 1675 – 77; col. of ft. 1678 – 79, horse 1687 – Dec. 1688; brig. 1678, 1685 – Dec. 1688; gov. Holy Island 1681 – Dec. 1688

Capt. of militia horse, Northumb. to 1670; commr. for assessment, Northumb. 1673 – 80, Berwick-upon-Tweed 1677 – 80, carriage of coals, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1679; j.p. Northumb. by 1680 – 89, Mdx. and Westminster 1687 – 89; dep. lt. Northumb. by 1680 – 89; c.-in-c. militia, Northumb. and co. Dur. 1685; common councilman, Berwick 1685-Oct. 1688.HMC Portland, ii. 149; Hodgson, Northumb. pt. 1, i. 306; Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 1205; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 67; 1686–7, p. 231.

Gent. of the privy chamber 1671–85.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 189.

Main residences: Wallington, Northumb.; Westminster.
Notes

This biography is based on Add. 47608; ff. 162-86.

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FENWICK, Sir John (c.1644-97)

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