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William Bromley-Chester
William Bromley-Chester (1738–1780) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1776 to 1780. Bromley-Chester was born as Bromley and was baptised on 30 July 1738.. He was the only son of Rev. Francis Bromley, rector of Wickham, Hampshire and his wife Rebecca Gastrell, daughter of Dr. Francis Gastrell, Bishop of Chester. His grandfather William Bromley was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1710 to 1713. Bromley was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1757. He married Elizabeth Lucy Chester, daughter of Richard Howe Chester of Haseley on 20 April 1765. She inherited the estates of her uncle Thomas Chester in 1763, and Bromley took the additional name of Chester. Bromley-Chester was returned as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons by convention becomes the prime minister. Other parliaments have also had a lower house called a "House of Commons". History and naming The House of Commons of the Kingdom of England evolved from an undivided parliament to serve as the voice of the tax-paying subjects of the counties and of the boroughs. Knights of the shire, elected from each county, were usually landowners, while the borough members were often from the merchant classes. These members represented subjects of the Crown who were not Lords Temporal or Spiritual, who themselves sat in the House of Lords. The House of Commons gained its name because it represented communities (''communes''). Since the 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
