William Bromley (politician)
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William Bromley was a British
politician.
Bromley was second son of William Bromley (1664-1732). He was elected upon the foundation at Westminster 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 for the borough of 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 for Warwick. 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 wife, by whom he left no issue, was a Miss Frogmorton.
His portrait is in the Bodleian Gallery.
British people
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politician.
Bromley was second son of William Bromley (1664-1732). He was elected upon the foundation at Westminster 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 for the borough of Warwick in 1727. On 13 March 1734 he was put forward by the party opposed to Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
to move the repeal of the Septennial Act
Septennial Act 1715
The Septennial Act 1715 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was passed in May 1716. It increased the maximum length of a parliament from three years to seven...
. Parliament was soon afterwards dissolved, and Bromley lost his seat for Warwick. He was elected in February 1737, on the death of George Clarke
George Clarke
George Clarke , the son of Sir William Clarke, enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was William III of England's Secretary at War from 1690 to 1704...
, to represent the University of Oxford
Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:...
, which his father had represented from 1702 till 1732. He died the following month, 12 March 1737.
His wife, by whom he left no issue, was a Miss Frogmorton.
His portrait is in the Bodleian Gallery.