Henry Fanshawe (1634–1685) was an English politician.
He was the third son of Sir Thomas Fanshawe (later 1st Viscount Fanshawe) by his second wife. His brothers were Thomas Fanshawe, 2nd Viscount Fanshawe, Charles Fanshawe, 4th Viscount Fanshawe and Simon Fanshawe, 5th Viscount Fanshawe. He matriculated to his grandfather's alma mater, Jesus College, Cambridge, and afterwards entered the Middle Temple.
Besides being the King's Remembrancer, Henry held other offices of state such as Commissioner for Excise, Receiver of Fines, and Auditor of the Excise. He would later briefly sit as Member of Parliament for Penryn from May 1685 until his death in August 1685.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ Cruickshanks, Eveline (1983). B.D. Henning (ed.). "FANSHAWE, Hon. Henry (1634-85), of Dengie Hall, Essex and King Street, Westminster". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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| Preceded byCharles Smythe Sir Nicholas Slanning, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Penryn 1685 With: Sir Nicholas Slanning, Bt |
Succeeded byAnthony Rowe Alexander Pendarves |
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