William Bromley (26 June 1656 – 5 August 1707) was an English Whig politician, MP for

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and

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. Bromley was the son of Henry Bromley and his wife Mercy Pytts, daughter of

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. He matriculated at

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, in 1673, aged 17, and entered the

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in 1674. Bromley served as MP for Worcester 1685–1700, and became a consistent supporter of the

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, for a time his fellow MP for Worcester. Bromley was elected

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for Worcestershire in November 1701. He was defeated in

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– he declared himself "in a melancholy way since the election", and blamed the defeat on poor Whig party management. He was re-elected in 1705, serving until his death on 5 August 1707.

Family

On 25 April 1675 he married Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Rowland Berkeley . They had three daughters, of which two outlived Bromley as his co-heirs: * Mercy Bromley, married John Bromley * Dorothy Bromley, married firstly Clobery Bromley , secondly John Jennings of Hayes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bromley, William 1656 births 1707 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple Whig members of the pre-1707 English Parliament English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1705–1707 Members of the Parliament of England for Worcestershire