Enoch Baldwin (5 August 1822 – 1905) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. Baldwin was the son of Enoch Baldwin, iron founder of

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, 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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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/ref> In 1880, Baldwin was elected Member of Parliament for

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after the sitting MP

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was unseated on petition. He held the seat until 1885. He subsequently became JP for

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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

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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 Wesleyan minister.

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* 1822 births 1905 deaths People from Stourport-on-Severn Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 Members of Worcestershire County Council {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub