Colonel John Bazalgette was an army officer actively involved in the affairs of Nova Scotia for forty-three years. He was born in London, the second son of Jean Louis Bazalgette (1750–1830), a French immigrant born in Ispagnac, in the Lozère department in southern France, and Catherine, née Metivier (c.1762-1785), also from a French family in London. His nephew was the prominent Victorian civil engineer, Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (1819–1891)
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- military officer
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- December 15, 1784
- Died
