Edward Drake Brockman (20 December 1793 – 5 November 1858) was a

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barrister and Whig politician. Brockman was a younger son of James Drake Brockman of Beachborough, near Hythe, Kent,

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for 1791. He studied law at the

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and was

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in 1819, becoming Recorder of Folkestone. He was elected Whig MP for

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at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857, when he did not stand in that year's general election.

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* 1793 births 1858 deaths Members of the Inner Temple Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 {{England-UK-MP-stub