Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort
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Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort (20 August 1705 – 1 January 1755), was a British landowner and politician.
Bromley was the only son of John Bromley and the grandson of John Bromley, both Knights of the Shire for Cambridgeshire
. His mother Marcy died in childbed. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
. In 1727, aged 22, Bromley was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Cambridgeshire, a seat he held until 1741. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1729 and 1742. In 1741 he was elevated to the peerage as Lord Montfort, Baron of Horseheath, in the County of Cambridge.
Lord Montfort married Frances, daughter of Thomas Wyndham and sister and heiress of Sir Francis Wyndham, 4th Baronet, of Trent. They had one son and a daughter. Frances died in childbed after the birth of their son, Thomas, and was buried in St Margaret's, Westminster. Their daughter, the Honourable Frances, married Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
. Lord Montfort died on New Years Day 1755, aged 49, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son, Thomas.
Montfort inherited the Manor of Great Malvern
in Malvern, Worcestershire
, from his ancestor Sir Thomas Bromley and sold it, in about 1740, to Lord Foley
.
Bromley was the only son of John Bromley and the grandson of John Bromley, both Knights of the Shire for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridgeshire is a former 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 1885. It was represented by two Knights...
. His mother Marcy died in childbed. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
. In 1727, aged 22, Bromley was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Cambridgeshire, a seat he held until 1741. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1729 and 1742. In 1741 he was elevated to the peerage as Lord Montfort, Baron of Horseheath, in the County of Cambridge.
Lord Montfort married Frances, daughter of Thomas Wyndham and sister and heiress of Sir Francis Wyndham, 4th Baronet, of Trent. They had one son and a daughter. Frances died in childbed after the birth of their son, Thomas, and was buried in St Margaret's, Westminster. Their daughter, the Honourable Frances, married Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan was a British peer and Whig politician.Cadogan was the only son of the 2nd Baron Cadogan and his wife, Elizabeth, the second daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. From 1749–54 and again from 1755, Cadogan was a Member of Parliament for Cambridge until he...
. Lord Montfort died on New Years Day 1755, aged 49, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son, Thomas.
Montfort inherited the Manor of Great Malvern
Great Malvern
Great Malvern is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is the historical centre of the town, and the location of the headquarters buildings of the of Malvern Town Council, the governing body of the Malvern civil parish, and Malvern Hills District council of the county of...
in Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, governed by Malvern Town Council. As of the 2001 census it has a population of 28,749, and includes the historical settlement and commercial centre of Great Malvern on the steep eastern flank of the Malvern Hills, and the former...
, from his ancestor Sir Thomas Bromley and sold it, in about 1740, to Lord Foley
Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1703–1766)
Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley was the eldest son of Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley and inherited the vast Great Witley estate on his father's death in 1733, including ironworks at Wilden and Shelsley Walsh....
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