John Fitzjames (MP)
Sir John Fitzjames (31 December 1619 – 21 June 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1670.
Fitzjames was the son of Leweston Fitzjames of Leweston, Dorset. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 4 March 1636, aged 16.
In 1654 Fitzjames was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in the First Protectorate Parliament and was re-elected MP for Dorset in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament. In 1659, he was elected MP for Poole in the Third Protectorate Parliament until his election was declared void on 23 March.
In April 1660 Fitzjames was elected MP for Dorset in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 9 July 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Poole in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1670.
Fitzjames was buried at Long Burton on 23 June 1670.
Fitzjames was the brother of Thomas Fitzjames and Henry Fitzjames.
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