Henry Broadley (1793–1851) was a British

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politician who sat in the

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from 1837 to 1851.

Life

Broadley was a member of the Broadley family of merchants, bankers and landowners of

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. He was the third son of Henry Broadley RN, born at Hull. He was educated at

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, and matriculated at

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in 1812, graduating B.A. in 1816 and M.A. in 1819. He was first chairman of the Hull and Selby Railway Company from 1836 to 1843.National Archives – Hull University Brynmor Jones Library – Journal and personal account book of Robert Carlisle Broadley of Hull
/ref> At the 1837 general election, Broadley was elected Member of Parliament for

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadley, Henry 1793 births 1851 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 Hull and Selby Railway People educated at Sedbergh School