John Broadhurst (1778 – 15 September 1861) was a Whig politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis between October 1812 and June 1813,

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from December 1813 to June 1818 and

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from June 1818 to March 1820.

Early life

Broadhurst attended

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. He was a soldier, and fought in the

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and was present at the retreat of Corunna.

Parliamentary career

Broadhurst's election as MP for Waymouth and Melcombe Regis was petitioned and overturned, with his election being declared void. Thomas Wallace,

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and Broadhurst was declared void after being found to have violated the Exemptions of Apothecaries Act 1694, and a by-election was held. He was elected to

in December 1813 in a by-election following the death of George Johnstone and then went on to stand for Sudbury in the 1818 general election, serving until the 1820 general election where he did not seek re-election. Broadhurst never had a recorded speech in Parliament's

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during his time as an MP, however,

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states that his only known speech was on 7 May 1818 where "he opposed a clause proposed for the Poor Law Amendment Bill which would take pauper children out of their parents’ care."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broadhurst, John 1778 births 1861 deaths UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 People educated at Eton College Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Hedon Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Sudbury British Army officers British Army personnel of the Peninsular War Politicians from Derbyshire