James Bradshaw (31 May 1793 – 4 March 1847) was a British

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and later

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politician in the

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. He sat as

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(MP) for

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from 1835 to 1837 and for

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from 1837 to 1847. Bradshaw was born 31 May 1793, the son of James Bradshaw and Harriet Fitzhugh. Following his father's death, his mother Harriet became Lady Harriet Peyton when she married

Sir Henry Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Peyton, 2nd Baronet (1779–1854), of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, Doddington, Cambridgeshire and Swift's House, Bicester, Oxfordshire was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Peyton, 1st Baronet of Doddington, who ...

. In 1825, he married the actress Ann Maria Tree, they had one daughter. He died at his home in London on 4 March 1847 after a long and painful illness.A number of sources state that Bradshaw was once the MP for Brackley, this is incorrect. The MP for Brackley was his namesake James Bradshaw (MP for Brackley).

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