William Bird Brodie
Politician, died 1863
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William Bird Brodie (26 September 1780 – 24 October 1863)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4][5]
Preceded byDuncombe Pleydell-Bouverie
Wadham Wyndham
Wadham Wyndham
Succeeded byAmbrose Hussey
Wadham Wyndham
Wadham Wyndham
Born26 September 1780
Died24 October 1863 (aged 83)
William Bird Brodie | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Salisbury | |
| In office 14 December 1832 – 4 May 1843 Serving with Wadham Wyndham (1835–1843) Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie (1833–1835) Wadham Wyndham (1832–1833) | |
| Preceded by | Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie Wadham Wyndham |
| Succeeded by | Ambrose Hussey Wadham Wyndham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1780 |
| Died | 24 October 1863 (aged 83) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Frances Huntley (m. 1826)Louisa Hussey
(m. 1810; died 1816) |
Brodie was the son of Reverend Peter Bellinger Brodie and Sarah née Collins. In 1810, he married Louisa Hussey, daughter of Thomas Hussey. After her death in 1816, he married Frances Huntley, daughter of Reverend Richard Huntley, in 1826.[3]
Brodie was elected Whig Member of Parliament for Salisbury at the 1832 general election and held the seat until 1843 when he resigned the seat by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[6][2][7][3]