He left India in 1803 and took up residence at 47 Portland Place, continuing his partnership with Patrick Craufurd Bruce, George Simson, and John de Ponthieu.
Like his business partners, he sought a seat in the House of Commons, and purchased one at Grampound from Christopher Hawkins in 1806.
In 1812, with his mother's family seat of Scaleby Castle as his base, he contested Carlisle, which his uncle Rowland had represented from 1787 to 1790.
[4][5] Together, they were the parents of five sons and three daughters,[1] including:[3] Fawcett died on 15 February 1816 "after a horse had stepped on his foot".
[1] At the time of his death, he owned the Coldale Hall Estate in Caldecot under the Dean and Chapter's Manor of John le Chappele.