John Brocklehurst, DL, MP (30 October 1788 – 13 August 1870),[1] known as John Brocklehurst the younger, was an English silk manufacturer, banker and Liberal Party politician from Macclesfield in Cheshire. He sat in the House of Commons for 36 years, from 1832 to 1868.
Brocklehurst was the second of three sons of John Brocklehurst, of Macclesfield and Lea Hall in Cheshire, and became a partner in one of the most successful banking and silk-manufacturing companies in Macclesfield.[2]
Emma Dent (1823–1900) who married the heir to Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, and spent much of her life restoring the property, laying out the gardens, and collecting antiquities and artefacts
Philip Lancaster Brocklehurst (1827–1904) who inherited the Swythamley sporting estate in Staffordshire from his uncle William,[6] and was created a baronet in 1903
Marianne Brocklehurst (1832–1898) was a noted traveller and collector of Egyptian antiquities who, along with her brother Philip donated her collection to the West Park museum in Macclesfield.
john, brocklehurst, politician, grandson, soldier, john, brocklehurst, baron, ranksborough, john, brocklehurst, october, 1788, august, 1870, known, john, brocklehurst, younger, english, silk, manufacturer, banker, liberal, party, politician, from, macclesfield. For his grandson the soldier see John Brocklehurst 1st Baron Ranksborough John Brocklehurst DL MP 30 October 1788 13 August 1870 1 known as John Brocklehurst the younger was an English silk manufacturer banker and Liberal Party politician from Macclesfield in Cheshire He sat in the House of Commons for 36 years from 1832 to 1868 Brocklehurst was the second of three sons of John Brocklehurst of Macclesfield and Lea Hall in Cheshire and became a partner in one of the most successful banking and silk manufacturing companies in Macclesfield 2 Under the Reform Act 1832 the town gained the right to elect two Members of Parliament MPs and Brocklehurst was elected at the 1832 general election as one of the first two MPs for the newly enfranchised borough of Macclesfield 3 He held the seat through nine further elections until he retired from Parliament at the 1868 general election 2 when his eldest son William Coare Brocklehurst 2 was elected in his place He attended the House of Commons regularly and although rarely spoke in the chamber he was held in great respect by advanced Liberals 2 He was both a magistrate and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Cheshire 2 Family EditBrocklehurst married Mary Coare with whom he had four daughters and four sons 2 in 1814 4 These included William Coare Brocklehurst 1818 1900 who succeeded his father as one of Macclesfield s MPs Henry Brocklehurst 1819 1870 the father of John Brocklehurst 1st Baron Ranksborough 1852 1921 and Henry Dent Brocklehurst 1856 1932 whose grandson was Mark Dent Brocklehurst 5 Emma Dent 1823 1900 who married the heir to Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire and spent much of her life restoring the property laying out the gardens and collecting antiquities and artefacts Philip Lancaster Brocklehurst 1827 1904 who inherited the Swythamley sporting estate in Staffordshire from his uncle William 6 and was created a baronet in 1903 Marianne Brocklehurst 1832 1898 was a noted traveller and collector of Egyptian antiquities who along with her brother Philip donated her collection to the West Park museum in Macclesfield References Edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with M part 1 a b c d e f Death of a Parliamentary veteran The Times No 26838 London 25 August 1870 p 4 via Times Digital Archive No 19012 The London Gazette 11 January 1833 p 77 Ancestry Genealogy Family Trees amp Family History Records ancestry co uk Retrieved 27 October 2018 Bray Jean 2004 The Lady of Sudeley Sutton Publishing Ltd p 111 ISBN 0750937203 Bray Jean 2004 The Lady of Sudeley Sutton Publishing Ltd p 64 ISBN 0750937203 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John BrocklehurstParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Macclesfield1832 1868 With John Ryle 1832 1837Thomas Grimsditch 1837 1847John Williams 1847 1852Edward Egerton 1852 1868 Succeeded byDavid ChadwickWilliam Brocklehurst Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Brocklehurst politician amp oldid 1096771779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
