Henry Broadley
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Henry Broadley was a Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1851
Broadley was a member of the Broadley family of merchants, bankers and landowners of Hull
. He was first chairman of the Hull and Selby Railway Company from 1836 to 1843.
At the 1837 general election, Broadley was elected Member of Parliament
for East Riding of Yorkshire
and held it until his death in 1851.
Broadley bought Welton House
, Yorkshire in 1848. On his death it passed to his sister, Sophia Broadley who died in 1864 and then to his nephew William Harrison-Broadley
. When he also died unmarried it passed to his nephew, Henry Broadley Harrison-Broadley.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1851
Broadley was a member of the Broadley family of merchants, bankers and landowners of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. He was first chairman of the Hull and Selby Railway Company from 1836 to 1843.
At the 1837 general election, Broadley was elected 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 East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
and held it until his death in 1851.
Broadley bought Welton House
Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Welton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town of Brough on the north side of the A63 road to Kingston upon Hull....
, Yorkshire in 1848. On his death it passed to his sister, Sophia Broadley who died in 1864 and then to his nephew William Harrison-Broadley
William Harrison-Broadley
William Henry Harrison-Broadley was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885.Harrison-Broadley was the son of William Henry Harrison of Ripon and Sinderly and his wife Mary Broadley, daughter of Henry Broadley of Ferriby, and sister of Henry Broadley of...
. When he also died unmarried it passed to his nephew, Henry Broadley Harrison-Broadley.