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

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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.

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