Brodie McGhie Willcox
Brodie McGhie Willcox (1786–1862) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and the co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the United Kingdom's largest shipping businesses.
Career
Having established himself as a shipbroker, Brodie Willcox recruited Arthur Anderson initially as a clerk and then as a partner to operate a shipping business sailing around the Iberian Peninsula.[1]
In 1837 Brodie Willcox and Arthur Anderson established the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[2] Brodie Willcox served as the first Managing Director of the business which by the 1860s was the owner of the largest steamship fleet in the World.[2]
In the 1847 general election Brodie Willcox was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton. He remained an MP for the rest of his life.[3]
He died in Roydon near Portsmouth in 1862 in an accident.[2] He is buried at Highgate Cemetery.[4]
Family
He was married to Sophia Ann Willcox (née Van der Gucht).[4]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Brodie Willcox
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Hope Humphrey St John Mildmay |
Member of Parliament for Southampton 1847–1862 With: Sir Alexander Cockburn to 1857 Thomas Weguelin 1857–1859 William Seymour from 1859 |
Succeeded by William Rose William Seymour |