Henry Bromley (1632 – 30 September 1670) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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. T ...

in 1660.

Biography

Bromley was the eldest surviving son of Henry Bromley of Holt Castle, Worcestershire and his wife Beatrice Newport, daughter of

Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport (7 May 1587 – 8 February 1651). was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War and was ...

of High Ercall and was baptised on 5 March 1632. He was at

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into ...

in 1643, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1650. He succeeded to the estates of his father in 1652. In 1653 he was a student of the

Inner Temple The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional associations for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and ...

. Bromley was a J.P. for Worcestershire from 1654 until his death. He was commissioner for assessment in 1657 and from January 1660 to 1669 and commissioner for militia in March 1660. In April 1660, he was elected

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

in the Convention Parliament. Bromley was commissioner for oyer and terminer for the

Oxford circuit The courts of assize, or assizes (), were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes ex ...

from July 1660 and Deputy Lieutenant for Worcestershire from August 1660. He was one of those recommended to become

Knight of the Royal Oak The Knights of the Royal Oak was an intended order of chivalry in England. It was proposed in 1660 at the time of the restoration of Charles II of England to be a reward for those Englishmen who had faithfully and actively supported Charles dur ...

, with an income of £1,000 p.a. In 1661 Bromley was captain of the horse volunteers and in 1662 he was a

commissioner for loyal and indigent officers The Commissioners for loyal and indigent officers were a body formed by a 1662 Act of the Parliament of England (14 Car. 2 c. 8) to provide relief to impoverished Royalist officers who had served in the English Civil War. After the English Resto ...

. He died at the age of aged 38, and was buried at Holt.

Family

Bromley married Mercy Pytts, daughter of

Edward Pytts Edward Pytts (1606 – 3 November 1672) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. Life Pytts was the son of Sir James Pytts of Kyre who had been High Sheriff of Worcestershire. He became ...

of Kyre Park, Worcestershire on 16 May 1654. They had two sons (including William Bromley ) and two daughters. After Bromley's death, Mercy married

George Walsh George Frederick Walsh (March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981) was an American actor. An all-around athlete, who became an actor and later returned to sport, he enjoyed 40 years of fame and was a performer with dual appeal, with women loving hi ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bromley, Henry 1632 births 1670 deaths People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1660 Members of the Parliament of England for Worcestershire Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire