Charles Fenwick
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"Charles Fenwick" was a British trade unionist and Liberal-Labour (UK)/Liberal–Labour politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom/House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.

Fenwick was born in Cramlington, Northumberland, and became a coal miner at the age of ten. In 1863 joined the union and gradually became prominent within the Northumberland Miners' Association, his local union. He also became a Primitive Methodist preacher.

At the 1885 UK general election, Fenwick was elected as the Lib–Lab Member of Parliament for Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)/Wansbeck and held the seat until his death. He made over 500 contributions in Parliament.

In 1890, Fenwick was elected General Secretary of the TUC/Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) – the post which later became the General Secretary. He held the post until 1894, despite being a vociferous opponent of the Eight Hour Bill.

Although Fenwick's union affiliated to the Labour Party (UK)/Labour Party in 1907, Fenwick himself refused to join, and remained affiliated to the Liberal Party (UK)/Liberal Party. He held his seat, but announced his intention to stand down from Parliament shortly before his death in 1918.

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