Fenton was born on 9 October 1923 at Napier, and was educated at Hastings High School.
[2] In 1951, he married Dorothy Alice Ferrier, and the couple went on to have five children.
[2] In the 1975 election, Fenton stood for National in the Hastings electorate and defeated the incumbent, Labour's Richard Mayson.
[4] Between 1979 and 1987, Fenton served as deputy chair of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission.
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