Brodie McGhie Willcox
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Brodie McGhie Willcox was a Liberal
Member of Parliament
and the co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the United Kingdom
's largest shipping businesses.
initially as a clerk and then as a partner to operate a shipping business sailing around the Iberian Peninsula
.
In 1837 Brodie Willcox and Arthur Anderson established the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Brodie Willcox served as the first Managing Director of the business which by the 1860s was the owner of the largest steamship fleet in the World.
In the 1847 General Election
Brodie Willcox became Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Southampton
: he remained an MP for the rest of his life.
He died in Roydon
near Portsmouth
in 1862 in an accident. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery
.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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and the co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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's largest shipping businesses.
Career
Having established himself as a shipbroker, Brodie Willcox recruited Arthur AndersonArthur Anderson (businessman)
Arthur Anderson was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. He was co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company .-Career:...
initially as a clerk and then as a partner to operate a shipping business sailing around the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
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In 1837 Brodie Willcox and Arthur Anderson established the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Brodie Willcox served as the first Managing Director of the business which by the 1860s was the owner of the largest steamship fleet in the World.
In the 1847 General Election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
Brodie Willcox became Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
: he remained an MP for the rest of his life.
He died in Roydon
Roydon
Roydon may refer to:* the given name of Roydon Hayes , New Zealander cricketer*Roydon, Essex, English village*Roydon, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, English village*Roydon, South Norfolk, English village...
near Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
in 1862 in an accident. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a cemetery located in north London, England. It is designated Grade I on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. It is divided into two parts, named the East and West cemetery....
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