James Henry Deakin (politician, born 1851)

James Henry Deakin (1851 – 8 November 1881) was a British Conservative politician, the son of Col. James Henry Deakin, a Manchester merchant.

In 1874 he was elected Member of Parliament for Launceston at a by-election, after his father's election had been nullified due to the use of corrupt practices. He resigned in 1877.

• Hansard Project: Controversial Elections
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Henry Deakin

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