William Bromley (of Holt Castle) explained

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 and his wife Mercy Pytts, daughter of Edward Pytts .[1]

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

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] In 1697 he was Captain of a Troop of Horse in the Worcestershire Militia.[2]

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 . They had three daughters,[1] of which two outlived Bromley as his co-heirs:[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Parliament. BROMLEY, William I (1656-1707), of Holt Castle, Worcs.. 2 February 2020.
  2. http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/bat_worcs_militia.php Capt Robert Holden, Historical Records of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment, London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, 1887
  3. Book: Lodge, Edmund. 1838. The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. 337. 3 February 2020.
  4. Book: Bromley, Ian. 2007. Bromley: A Midlands Family History. 138. 9781905237951. 3 February 2020.