George Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge
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George Thomas Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge KCVO
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(13 February 1869 – 17 April 1952) was a British
Conservative Party
politician, most prominently in the City of London
.
Broadbridge was sometime Alderman
of the Candlewick
Ward of the City and then Sheriff of the City of London from 1933 to 1934 and became Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners
that year. He then became Lord Mayor of London
in 1936 and on leaving that office a year later, was created a baronet
.
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the City of London
at a by-election in April 1938, and held the seat until September 1945 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Broadbridge
. On his death in 1952, he was succeeded in the title by his son Eric.
Royal Victorian Order
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Royal Geographical Society
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Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
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(13 February 1869 – 17 April 1952) was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician, most prominently in the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
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Broadbridge was sometime Alderman
Alderman
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of the Candlewick
Candlewick
Candlewick is a small ward, one of the 25 ancient wards in the City of London.Its northern boundary runs along Lombard Street the boundary with Langbourn Ward, then east down Gracechurch Street the division with Bridge Ward to the Monument, erected to commemorate the place where the Great Fire abated...
Ward of the City and then Sheriff of the City of London from 1933 to 1934 and became Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners
Worshipful Company of Gardeners
The Worshipful Company of Gardeners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of Gardeners existed in the middle of the fourteenth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1605. The Company no longer exists as a regulatory authority for the sale of produce in London;...
that year. He then became Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1936 and on leaving that office a year later, was created a baronet
Baronet
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.
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the City of London
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
at a by-election in April 1938, and held the seat until September 1945 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Broadbridge
Baron Broadbridge
Baron Broadbridge, of Brighton in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for the Conservative politician Sir George Broadbridge, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Wargrave Place in the County of Sussex, in 1937. The title...
. On his death in 1952, he was succeeded in the title by his son Eric.