William Bromley (of Holt Castle)

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

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1673, aged 17, and entered the Middle Temple in 1674.[2]

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.[3]

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]

  1. ^ a b c "BROMLEY, William I (1656-1707), of Holt Castle, Worcs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bromley, William (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Capt Robert Holden, Historical Records of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment, London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, 1887, p. 14.