William Bromley (26 June 1656 – 5 August 1707) was an English Whig politician, MP for Worcester and Worcestershire.
Bromley was the son of Henry Bromley MP and his wife Mercy Pytts, daughter of Edward Pytts MP.[1]
He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1673, aged 17, and entered the Middle Temple in 1674.[2]
Bromley served as MP for Worcester 1685–1700, and became a consistent supporter of the Whig Junto of Sir John Somers, for a time his fellow MP for Worcester.[1] In 1697 he was Captain of a Troop of Horse in the Worcestershire Militia.[3]
Bromley was elected knight of the shire for Worcestershire in November 1701. He was defeated in 1702 – he declared himself "in a melancholy way since the election", and blamed the defeat on poor Whig party management. He was re-elected in 1705, serving until his death on 5 August 1707.[1]
On 25 April 1675 he married Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Rowland Berkeley MP. They had three daughters,[1] of which two outlived Bromley as his co-heirs:[4][5]
- Mercy Bromley, married John Bromley MP
- Dorothy Bromley, married firstly Clobery Bromley MP, secondly John Jennings of Hayes
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