James Bradshaw (15 April 1786 - 18 September 1833) was
Member of Parliament for the constituency of
Brackley from 1825 to 1832.
Bradshaw, born on 15 April 1786,
was the second son of
Robert Haldane Bradshaw
Robert Haldane Bradshaw (1759–1835) was an English politician and agent to Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater and, after the Duke's death, was the first Superintendent of the Bridgewater Trustees. The Trustees administered the Duke's esta ...
MP. He joined the
Royal Navy in 1805, becoming a commander in the following year and a captain in 1808. In 1809 he commanded the ''
Eurydice'' during the
capture of Martinique.
In 1825 he became the MP for Brackley alongside his father, who had been the MP for this constituency since 1802. The pair remained joint MPs there until it was disenfranchised in 1832.
In 1833 he was living in
Runcorn. On 18 September of that year he was found dead at his father's residence, Worsley Hall. He had killed himself with a razor. An inquest into his death was told that he had been suffering from ill-health since his time in the navy, especially violent fits of indigestion for which he would take large doses of medication without any medical advice. The inquest jury returned a verdict of insanity. He left a wife, two sons and two daughters.
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1786 births
1833 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1826–1830
UK MPs 1830–1831
UK MPs 1831–1832