Thomas Brodrick (1654–1730)
Thomas Brodrick (4 August 1654 – 3 October 1730) was an Irish politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1727 and in the British House of Commons from 1713 to 1727.
Life
Brodrick was the eldest son of Sir St John Brodrick of Midleton, County Cork and his wife Alice Clayton, daughter of Laurence Clayton of Mallow, County Cork. He was admitted at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and also at Middle Temple in 1670.[1]
Broderick sat in the Irish House of Commons for Midleton from 1692 to 1693, for County Cork from 1695 to 1699 and again from 1703 to 1713, and for Midleton again from 1715 to 1727.[2] He was appointed to the Irish Privy Council on 10 May 1695, he was removed on 17 July 1711 but reappointed on 30 September 1714.[3]
Broderick had contacts with Whig politicians in England and was appointed comptroller of the salt in 1706 and joint comptroller of army accounts from 1708 to 1711. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Stockbridge at the 1713 general election and again at the 1715 general election. At the 1722 general election, he was elected as MP for Guildford. He did not stand in the 1727 general election.[4] [5]
Brodrick died on 3 October 1730 at Wandsworth where he was buried. He was brother of Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton. He married Anne Piggott, daughter of Alexander Piggott of Innishannon[4] and they had one son Laurence, who was appointed Register of Deeds and Conveyances in Ireland in 1735.[6]
References
- ↑ "Brodrick, Thomas (BRDK670T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm Leigh Rayment Irish House of Commons
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/pcouncil/pcouncilI.htm Leigh Rayment Privy Council of Ireland
- 1 2 "BRODRICK, Thomas (1654-1730), of Wandsworth, Surr. and Ballyannan, Midleton, co. Cork". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "BRODRICK, Thomas (1654-1730), of Wandsworth, Surr". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ Collins, Arthur; Brydges, Sir Egerton (20 May 2017). "Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical". F. C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and son – via Google Books.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Long |
Member of Parliament for Midleton 1692–1695 With: Henry Petty |
Succeeded by Francis Brewster St John Brodrick |
| Preceded by Sir St John Brodrick Henry Boyle |
Member of Parliament for Cork County 1695–1713 With: Sir St John Brodrick 1695–1703 Sir John Perceval 1703–1713 |
Succeeded by Sir John Perceval Alan Brodrick |
| Preceded by Arthur Hyde Jephson Busteed |
Member of Parliament for Midleton 1715–1727 With: Edward Corker |
Succeeded by Richard Bettesworth Eaton Stannard |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by George Dashwood The Earl of Barrymore |
Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1713–1722 With: Richard Steele 1713 The Earl of Barrymore 1714 Martin Bladen 1715 |
Succeeded by John Chetwynd Martin Bladen |
| Preceded by Arthur Onslow Morgan Randyll |
Member of Parliament for Guildford 1722–1727 With: Arthur Onslow |
Succeeded by Arthur Onslow Colonel Richard Onslow |