William Bromley (politician)

For other politicians of this name, see William Bromley (disambiguation).

William Bromley (1699?-1737) was a British politician.

Life

Bromley was second son of William Bromley, Speaker of the House of Commons. He was elected upon the foundation at Westminster School in 1714, at the age of 15. He was a member of Oriel College, Oxford, and was created D.C.L. on 19 May 1732.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Warwick in 1727. On 13 March 1734 he was put forward by the party opposed to Robert Walpole to move the repeal of the Septennial Act. Parliament was soon afterwards dissolved, and Bromley lost his seat. He was elected in February 1737, on the death of George Clarke, to represent the University of Oxford, which his father had represented from 1702 till 1732. He died the following month, 12 March 1737. His portrait is in the Bodleian Gallery.

Family

Bromley's wife, by whom he left no issue, was a Miss Frogmorton.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bromley, William (1699?-1737)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Dodington Greville Sir William Keyt, Bt	Member of Parliament for Warwick 1727 – 1735 With: Sir William Keyt, Bt	Succeeded by Thomas Archer Henry Archer
Preceded by George Clarke Viscount Cornbury	Member of Parliament for Oxford University 1737 With: Viscount Cornbury	Succeeded by Viscount Cornbury Edward Butler

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