John Blackett (politician)

John Blackett
Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1852–1856
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born1821
Died(1856-04-25)25 April 1856
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France
Parent

John Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett (1821 – 25 April 1856) was a British politician.

He was the oldest son of Christopher Blackett, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Northumberland South. John was educated at Harrow School, and in 1841 was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford (where he was President of the Oxford Union[1]), earning a second-class degree in Classics, and was elected to a fellowship at Merton College, Oxford, in 1842. He shortly after came to London, and studied for the bar, as well as contributing to the Edinburgh Review.[2]

He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the 1852 general election. He was noted for his regular and punctual attendance to Parliament, but constant hard work wore him out and he retired in 1856, resigning his seat by appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He then moved to continental Europe to try to regain some energy, dying at Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France.[3]

  1. ^ The Oxford Union 1823-1923, p. 314
  2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine
  3. ^ Hardwicke's Annual biography