Family and Education
b. c. 1626, 1st s. of John Broxholme of Broxholme Place, Lincoln by Troth, da. of Richard Gedney of Bag Enderby, Lincs., wid. of Sir Henry Fowkes of Bulwick, Northants. educ. Jesus, Camb. 1639; L. Inn 1642. unm. suc. fa. 1647.Vis. Lincs. ed. Metcalfe, 15-16; Westminster Abbey Reg. (Harl. Soc. x), 141; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. li), 397.
Offices Held
Commr. for assessment, Lincs. 1647 – 49, 1657, 1661 – 80, (Lindsey) Aug. 1660–1, 1663 – 64; j.p. (Lindsey) 1649 – 50, Mar. 1660 – d.; commr. for militia, Lincs. Mar. 1660, lt.-col. of militia ft. Apr. 1660, receiver-gen. Aug. 1660–9; commr. for sewers, Lincs. Aug. 1660; jt. receiver of hearth-tax, Lincs., Notts. and Kingston-upon-Hull 1664 – 66; pressmaster, Lincs. 1672 – 74, commr. for recusants 1675; recorder, Grimsby 1681 – d., mayor 1681–2.
Capt. of ft. Hull garrison Oct. 1660–73; maj. Lord Belasyse’s Ft. 1673 – 74, regt. of Sir Thomas Slingsby 1678–9.
Main residence: Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincs.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
BROXHOLME, William (c.1626-84)
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Oxford 1644
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