Edward Disbrowe (1754–1818) was an English soldier and politician.

Early life and family

Disbrowe was the son of George Disbrowe and Margaret Vaughan.History of Parliament: Disbrowe, Edward (1754-1818)
/ref> He came from an old Northamptonshire family descended from

John Desborough John DesboroughAlso spelt John Disbrowe and John Desborow (the latter in the Indemnity and Oblivion Act, section XLIII) (1608–1680) was an English soldier and politician who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. ...

, a Parliamentarian officer during the

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, and his wife Jane Cromwell, a sister of

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

.Bulmer, T
"History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire"
pg. 833 He was the first of his family to be established at

Walton-on-Trent Walton-on-Trent is a village within the civil parish of Walton-upon-Trent, in the National Forest in the South Derbyshire district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 872. The Bridge at W ...

, where he inherited an estate in 1773.O'Byrne, Robert Henr
"The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland"
pg. 124

Offices and positions

While serving as an officer in the Staffordshire militia, Disbrowe became a friend of the

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. This led to a variety of royal appointments, including Equerry to George III, Vice-Chamberlain to

Queen Charlotte Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and of Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms ...

, and Master of

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. His brother-in-law,

Robert Hobart Sir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet, (13 September 1836 – 4 August 1928) was a British Liberal Party politician. Biography Hobart was the oldest son of Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart, third son of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, and Charlotte Sel ...

, the Colonial Secretary, provided Disbrowe with a sinecure to help support his family finances. Disbrowe represented

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in Parliament from 1806 until his death. His career was marked by punctual attendance, generally silent support for the government, and opposition to Catholic relief. While serving as MP, he was the first to inform ministers of the king's impending relapse into insanity in 1810, which would lead to the

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of the

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Marriage and children

He married Charlotte Hobart, daughter of

George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire George Hobart George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire (8 September 173114 November 1804) was a British peer, styled The Honourable George Hobart from 1733 until 1793. Life Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his ...

; she predeceased him in 1798. They had six children, among them

Edward Cromwell Disbrowe Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe GCG (1790–1851) was a British politician and diplomat. Life Sir Edward Disbrowe was born at Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, the son of Colonel Edward Disbrowe, and his wife Lady Charlotte Ho ...

, MP for Windsor, and Charlotte Albina Disbrowe, who married Herbert Taylor, Edward's successor as Master of St. Katharine's.O'Byrne
pp. 209-210

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Disbrowe, Edward 1818 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 1754 births