Edward Drake Brockman
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Edward Drake Brockman | |
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 Beachborough House, Kent - the Drake-Brockman family seat | |
| Member of Parliament for Hythe | |
| In office 31 July 1847 – 28 March 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Marjoribanks |
| Succeeded by | John William Ramsden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1793 |
| Died | 5 November 1858 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Whig |
| Parent | James Drake-Brockman |
Edward Drake Brockman (20 December 1793 – 5 November 1858)[1] was a British barrister and Whig politician.[2]
Brockman was a younger son of James Drake Brockman of Beachborough, near Hythe, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent for 1791.[3] He studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1819, becoming Recorder of Folkestone.[4]
He was elected Whig MP for Hythe at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857, when he did not stand in that year's general election.[5]
References
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