Family and Education
b. c. 1627, 2nd s. of William, 1st Visct. Brouncker of Lyons, co. Dublin [I] by Winifred, da. of Sir William Leigh of Newnham, Warws. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 20 May 1642, aged 15. m. c. May 1661, Rebecca, da. and h. of William Rodway, merchant, of London, wid. of Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke, Suff., s.p. legit. suc. bro. as 3rd Visct. Brouncker 5 Apr. 1684.Keeler, Long Parl. 236.
Offices Held

J.p. Suff. 1662 – d., Suss. 1667–d. Mdx. and Westminster 1671–d., Surr. 1674 – d.; freeman, New Romney 1666; commr. for assessment, Oxon. and Suss. 1667 – 69, Westminster 1667 – 74, Mdx. 1673 – 74; receiver of hearth-tax, Mdx. and Suss. 1670 – 75; commr. for recusants, Mdx. and Suff. 1675; dep. lt. Surr. by 1680–?d.CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 158; Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 567.

Gent. pensioner 1661 – 65; commr. for wine licences 1664 – 68; asst. R. Adventurers into Africa by 1664 – 67, dep.-gov. 1666; asst. R. Fishing Co. 1664; groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of York 1665 – 67; commr. for plantations 1670 – 72, trade and plantations 1672 – 74; ranger [I] 1672 – 74; member, board of green cloth 1673 – 85; cofferer of the Household 1679–85.Beaufort mss 600.2 (clerk of the cheque’s bk.); CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 485; 1672–3, p. 211; 1673–5, p. 365; 1679–80, p. 307; HMC Ormonde, n.s. vii. 325.

Main residence: Sheen Abbey, Surr.
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Commons 1660-1690
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BROUNCKER, Hon. Henry (c.1627-88)

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