Frederick Penny, 1st Viscount Marchwood

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Frederick George Penny, 1st Viscount Marchwood KCVO, JP (10 March 1876 – 1 January 1955) was a British Conservative politician.

The second son of Frederick James Penny, Bitterne, Hants, Penny was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton. He was a senior partner Fraser & Co., Government brokers, Singapore, and formerly Managing Director of Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd, Penang. He represented the Federated Malay States Government in negotiations with Netherlands Indies Government at Bandoeng, Java, regarding liquidation of war (1914–1918) tin stocks.

He was Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames from 1922 until 1937. He served as Parliamentary private secretary to the Financial Secretary to the War Office in 1923, and as a Conservative Whip from 1926–1937, including as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1928–1929 and in 1931, as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1931–1932, as Comptroller of the Household from 1932–1935, and as Treasurer of the Household from 1935–1937.

MacAndrew was Honorary Treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1938–1946.

He was appointed a Freeman of the City of London, and an Officer (1st Class) of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johore. He was Master of Honourable Company of Master Mariners from 1941–1945.

He was knighted in 1929, created a baronet in 1933 and raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Marchwood, of Penang and of Marchwood, Southampton, in 1937. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the same year. He was promoted to the viscountcy as 1st Viscount Marchwood in 1945.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Gordon Drummond Campbell	Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames 1922–1937	Succeeded by Sir Percy Royds
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, Bt	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1931–1932	Succeeded by Victor Warrender
Preceded by Walter Rea	Comptroller of the Household 1932–1935	Succeeded by Victor Warrender
Preceded by Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, Bt	Treasurer of the Household 1935–1937	Succeeded by Sir Lambert Ward
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New Creation	Viscount Marchwood 1945–1955	Succeeded by Peter Penny
	Baron Marchwood 1937–1955
	Baronet (of Marchwood, Hampshire) 1933–1955