Enoch Baldwin
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Enoch Baldwin was an English iron founder and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Baldwin was the son of Enoch Baldwin iron founder of Stourport whose brother was George Pearce Baldwin
. He became a member of the family firm of Baldwin, Son & Co in 1839, becoming in time senior partner.
In 1880, Baldwin was elected Member of Parliament
for Bewdley
after the sitting MP Charles Harrison
was unseated on petition. He held the seat until 1885. He subsequently became JP for Worcestershire
and in March 1889 a County Councillor.
Baldwin lived at The Mount, Stourport and died at the age of 82. He was first cousin to Alfred Baldwin.
Baldwin married Elizabeth Langford Tildesley daughter of Henry TIldesley on 27 Feb 1849. She died in 1875 and he married secondly on 19 July 1876 to Emily Lydia Driver daughter of Rev. George Frederick Driver a Weslyan minister.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Baldwin was the son of Enoch Baldwin iron founder of Stourport whose brother was George Pearce Baldwin
George Pearce Baldwin
George Pearce Baldwin came from Broseley in Shropshire and moved to Worcestershire at the start of the 19th Century, becoming an iron founder at Stourport-on-Severn...
. He became a member of the family firm of Baldwin, Son & Co in 1839, becoming in time senior partner.
In 1880, Baldwin was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bewdley
Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bewdley was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1605 until 1950. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough in Worcestershire, represented by one Member of Parliament; the name was then transferred to a county constituency from 1885 until...
after the sitting MP Charles Harrison
Charles Harrison (Bewdley MP)
Charles Harrison was a British businessman and Liberal politician.He was the younger son of Benjamin Harrison of Liverpool and his wife, Hannah King of Stourbridge. Harrison entered business with Mr B Devey, a wharfinger at Stourport-on-Severn. Among the goods that were dealt with on the wharf...
was unseated on petition. He held the seat until 1885. He subsequently became JP for Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
and in March 1889 a County Councillor.
Baldwin lived at The Mount, Stourport and died at the age of 82. He was first cousin to Alfred Baldwin.
Baldwin married Elizabeth Langford Tildesley daughter of Henry TIldesley on 27 Feb 1849. She died in 1875 and he married secondly on 19 July 1876 to Emily Lydia Driver daughter of Rev. George Frederick Driver a Weslyan minister.