Henry Fell Pease

Who was Henry Fell Pease?

Henry Fell Pease was a coal and ironstone mine-owner from North East England and Liberal politician who represented Cleveland.

Pease, a member of the prominent Quaker Pease family, was born at Middleton St. George, near Darlington, the eldest son of Henry Pease and his wife Anna Fell, daughter of Richard Fell of Uxbridge. He was educated privately. He became a partner in the family firm of Pease and Partners, who owned coal and ironstone mines and was also a director of the Tees Valley Railway. When Darlington was incorporated as a borough in 1868 he became a councillor, and was twice mayor of Darlington in 1874-75. In 1881 and 1882 he was president of the National Liberal Federation. He was a J.P. for County Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Pease was elected as MP for Cleveland in 1885 as a Liberal and held the seat until his death at the age of 58 at Brinkburn, Darlington.

In 1862, Pease married his second cousin Elizabeth Pease, eldest daughter of John Beaumont Pease, of North Lodge, Darlington. They had two sons and one daughter.