Edward Drake Brockman | |
|---|---|
 Beachborough House, Kent - the Drake-Brockman family seat | |
| Member of Parliament for Hythe | |
| In office 31 July 1847 – 28 March 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Marjoribanks |
| Succeeded by | John William Ramsden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1793 |
| Died | 5 November 1858 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Parent | James Drake-Brockman |
Edward Drake Brockman (20 December 1793 – 5 November 1858)[1] was a British barrister and Whig politician.[2]
Brockman was a younger son of James Drake Brockman of Beachborough, near Hythe, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent for 1791.[3] He studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1819, becoming Recorder of Folkestone.[4]
He was elected Whig MP for Hythe at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857, when he did not stand in that year's general election.[5]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ Ollivier, John (1848). "Alphabetical List of the House of Commons". Ollivier's Parliamentary and Political Directory for the Session 1841, 1848. p. 17. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 1. p. 144.
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. p. 136.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.