John Nicholas Fazakerley (7 March 1787 – 16 July 1852) was a British Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament for

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(1812–18),

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(1818–20),

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(1820),

again (1826–30) and

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(1830–41).

Career

He was elected at the 1812 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for

, and held the seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for

. He held that seat until the 1820 general election, when was returned for

, but he resigned his seat two months later, in May 1820, by taking the

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. Fazakerley returned to the Commons after a six-year absence when he was returned at the 1826 general election as MP for

. He did not contest the seat at the 1830 election, but was returned at a by-election in 1830 as MP for the

. He sat for Peterborough until the 1841 election, when he retired from Parliament.

Meeting with Napoleon

He met the Emperor of the French

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with Lord John Russell on

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in the winter of 1814.

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* 1787 births 1852 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Great Grimsby UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 Politics of Lincoln, England Politics of Peterborough Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Tavistock {{England-UK-MP-stub