Matthew Brickdale
English merchant, politician, philanthropist and slave trader (1636–1721)
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Matthew Brickdale[1] (30 April 1735 – 8 September 1831) was an English politician who was a Member of Parliament for Bristol from 1768 to 1774 and from 1780 to 1790.[2][3][4]
Preceded byJarrit Smyth
Succeeded byEdmund Burke
Preceded byHenry Cruger
Succeeded byHenry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort
Matthew Brickdale | |
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Portrait by Henry Singleton | |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
| In office 1768–1774 | |
| Preceded by | Jarrit Smyth |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Burke |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
| In office 1780–1790 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Cruger |
| Succeeded by | Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Brickdale of Clifton and Taunton 30 April 1735 Bristol, England |
| Died | 8 September 1831 (aged 96) Bristol, England |
| Party | Tory |
| Occupation | politician |
