William Bird Brodie (26 September 1780 – 24 October 1863)
was a
British Whig politician.
Brodie was the son of Reverend Peter Bellinger Brodie and Sarah née Collins. In 1810, he married Louisa Hussey, daughter of Thomas Hussey. After her death in 1816, he married Frances Huntley, daughter of Reverend Richard Huntley, in 1826.
Brodie was elected Whig
Member of Parliament for
Salisbury at the
1832 general election and held the seat until 1843 when he resigned the seat by accepting the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
Appointment to the position of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds is a procedural device to allow Members of Parliament to resignation from the British House of Commons, resign from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. S ...
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UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
1780 births
1863 deaths