Henry Broadley (1793–1851) was a BritishConservative politician who sat in theHouse of Commons from 1837 to 1851.
Broadley was a member of the Broadley family of merchants, bankers and landowners ofHull. He was the third son of Henry Broadley RN, born at Hull. He was educated atSedbergh School, and matriculated atTrinity College, Cambridge in 1812, graduating B.A. in 1816 and M.A. in 1819.[1]
He was first chairman of theHull and Selby Railway Company from 1836 to 1843.[2]
At the1837 general election, Broadley was electedMember of Parliament forEast Riding of Yorkshire and held it until his death in 1851.[3]
Broadley boughtWelton House, Yorkshire, in 1848. On his death it passed to his sister, Sophia Broadley, who died in 1864, and then to his nephewWilliam Harrison-Broadley. When he also died unmarried it passed to his nephew,Henry Broadley Harrison-Broadley.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEast Riding of Yorkshire 1837–1851 With:Richard Bethell 1837–1841 The Lord Hotham 1841–1851 | Succeeded by |