William Bromley

English politician (1663-1732)
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Summary

William Bromley was born on January 1, 1663[1], in Warwickshire[2]. He died on February 13, 1732[3], in London[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and travel writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Baginton[8]
  • Date of birth: 1664[9]
  • Father: Sir William Bromley[10]
  • Mother: Ursula Leigh[11]
  • Spouse: Catherine Clobery[12], Trevor Fortrey[13], Cecila Swan[14], Elizabeth Stawell[15]
  • Child: William Bromley[16]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[17]
  • Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[18], member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain[19], member of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain[20], member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain[21], member of the 4th Parliament of Great Britain[22], member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain[23], member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain[24], member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain[25], Member of the 1690-95 Parliament[26], Member of the 1695-98 Parliament[27], Member of the 1701 Parliament[28], Member of the 1701-02 Parliament[29], Member of the 1702-05 Parliament[30], Member of the 1705-07 Parliament[31]
  • Educated at: Christ Church[32]
  • Member of: Middle Temple[33]
  • Sex or gender: male[34]
  • Member of political party: Tories[35]
  • Commons category: William Bromley (Speaker)[36]
  • Family name: Bromley[37]
  • Given name: William[38]
  • Depicted by: William Bromley, MP & Speaker (1664 – 1732)[39]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[40], BEIC Digital Library[41], A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices[42]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[43]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikibase LibMovIt[44]
  • Writing language: English[45]

Why It Matters

William Bromley has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was William Bromley born?

William Bromley's place of birth was Warwickshire[2].

Where did William Bromley die?

William Bromley died in London[4].

Who were William Bromley's parents?

William Bromley's father was Sir William Bromley[10]. William Bromley's mother was Ursula Leigh[11].

Who was William Bromley married to?

William Bromley's spouses include Catherine Clobery[12], Trevor Fortrey[13], Cecila Swan[14], and Elizabeth Stawell[15].

What did William Bromley do for work?

William Bromley worked as a politician[5] and travel writer[6].

Where did William Bromley go to school?

William Bromley was educated at Christ Church[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [34] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Warwickshire, Baginton
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl']
    Wikipedia title → William Bromley (speaker)
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → Christ Church
    Father → Sir William Bromley
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