Edward Drake Brockman Explained

Edward Drake Brockman
Office:Member of Parliament
for Hythe
Term Start:31 July 1847
Term End:28 March 1857
Predecessor:Stewart Marjoribanks
Successor:John William Ramsden
Birth Date:20 December 1793
Nationality:British
Party:Whig
Parents:James Drake-Brockman

Edward Drake Brockman (20 December 1793 – 5 November 1858) was a British barrister and Whig politician.[1]

Early life and career

Brockman was a younger son of James Drake Brockman of Beachborough, near Hythe, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent for 1791.[2] He studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1819, becoming Recorder of Folkestone.[3]

Political career

He was elected Whig MP for Hythe at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857, when he did not stand in that year's general election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ollivier. John. Ollivier's Parliamentary and Political Directory for the Session 1841, 1848. 1848. 17. https://books.google.com/books?id=9J2cuPxlkIMC&pg=PA17. 14 May 2018. Alphabetical List of the House of Commons.
  2. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 1. 144.
  3. Book: Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. 136.
  4. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.