Dodding Bradyll (1689–1748) was an English politician and businessman. Born at

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, to merchant John Bradyll and Sarah, the daughter of Miles Dodding. Bradyll was elected unopposed as the Whig MP for

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at the 1715 General Election, though he did not contest at the next election. In 1728, he followed his father and brother in becoming a director of the

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, serving as deputy chairman in 1744 and 1748, and as

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in 1745.

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1689 births 1749 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies 18th-century English landowners British East India Company people 18th-century British merchants {{GreatBritain-MP-stub