Family and Education
b. ?1765, 1st s. of John Brogden, Russia merchant, of Leadenhall Street, London and Clapham Common and w. Mary (d. 19 Feb. 1814, ‘aged 79’). Gent. Mag. (1814), i. 411. educ. Eton 1780-1. m. bef. 8 June 1839, Hannah Hemsley, s.p. In his will of 22 Oct. 1825 (later revoked) he described her as his partner of ‘some years’ (Essex RO, Sperling mss D/DSe 7). In his final will of 8 June 1839 he called her his wife (PROB 11/1983/539). The James Brogden who married Ernestine Perks in Paris, 25 Aug. 1832 (Gent. Mag. ii. 263: not 1837, as stated in HP Commons, 1790-1820, iii. 259) was not this Member. suc. fa. 1800. Gent. Mag. (1800), ii. 805. d. 24 June 1842. The Times, 13 July 1842. HP Commons, 1790-1820, iii. 262, following Gent. Mag. (1842), ii. 428, erroneously gives 24 July 1842.
Offices Held
Ld. of treasury Oct. 1812 – Dec. 1813; chairman of ways and means 1813 – 26.
Asst. Russia Co. 1794; dir. Rock Life Assurance 1812, chairman 1816; dir. Equitable Loan Co. 1824; dir. Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Co. 1824, chairman 1826.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 115 Park Street, Mdx. and Clapham Common, Surr. and Trimsaran, Kidwelly, Carm.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
BROGDEN, James (?1765-1842)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion