Humphrey Senhouse (politician) explained

Humphrey Senhouse (1731–1814) was a British Tory politician from a Cumberland family.

He was the eldest son of Humphrey Senhouse (1705–1770), a landowner and High Sheriff who had founded the port of Maryport,^[1] and the heiress Mary, daughter of Sir George Fleming, Bt, Bishop of Carlisle.

Humphrey junior was elected at a by-election in 1786 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cockermouth,^[2] which was generally regarded as a pocket borough.He held that seat until the 1790 general election, when he was returned as an MP for Cumberland.^[3] He did not contest the seat at the 1796 general election

He had married in 1768 Catherine, the daughter of Thomas Wood, of Beadnell, Northumberland; they had one surviving child, another Humphrey.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Angus J. L. Winchester, ‘Senhouse, Humphrey (1705–1770)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
2. Book: Stooks Smith , Henry. . Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . . 1844-1850 . 2nd . 1973 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-13-2 . 55 .
3. Stooks Smith, page 51
4. Web site: Family of Senhouse. 2011-03-12.