William Bromley (of Holt Castle)

William Bromley (26 June 1656 – 5 August 1707) was an English Whig politician, MP for Worcester and Worcestershire.

Bromley was the son of Henry Bromley MP and his wife Mercy Pytts, daughter of Edward Pytts MP.[1]

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1673, aged 17, and entered the Middle Temple in 1674.[2]

Bromley served as MP for Worcester 1685–1700, and became a consistent supporter of the Whig Junto of Sir John Somers, for a time his fellow MP for Worcester.[1]

Bromley was elected knight of the shire for Worcestershire in November 1701. He was defeated in 1702 – he declared himself "in a melancholy way since the election", and blamed the defeat on poor Whig party management. He was re-elected in 1705, serving until his death on 5 August 1707.[1]

Family

On 25 April 1675 he married Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Rowland Berkeley MP. They had three daughters,[1] of which two outlived Bromley as his co-heirs:[3][4]

References

  1. "BROMLEY, William I (1656-1707), of Holt Castle, Worcs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Bromley, William. 1. p. 187. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. Lodge, Edmund (1838). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. p. 337. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. Bromley, Ian (2007). Bromley: A Midlands Family History. p. 138. ISBN 9781905237951. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Henry Herbert
Sir Francis Winnington
Member of Parliament for Worcester
1685–1700
With: Bridges Nanfan 1685–87
Sir John Somers 1689–93
Samuel Swift 1693–94, 1695–1700
Charles Cocks 1694–95
Succeeded by
Thomas Wylde
Samuel Swift
Preceded by
Sir John Pakington, Bt
William Walsh
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire
1701–1702
With: Sir John Pakington, Bt
Succeeded by
Sir John Pakington, Bt
William Walsh
Preceded by
Sir John Pakington, Bt
William Walsh
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire
1705–1707
With: Sir John Pakington, Bt
Succeeded by
Sir John Pakington, Bt
Sir Thomas Winford, Bt
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