Henry Brougham (landowner)

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Henry Brougham, FRSE, of Brougham Hall (1742-1810), was an important landowner in north west England whose estates extended throughout much of Westmorland.

A Scots Advocate, in 1802 he relaunched the Edinburgh Review with the help of his son, who was later created Baron Brougham and Vaux.

Life[]

He was born at Scales Hall, Cumberland on 18 June 1742, the son of Henry Brougham (d. 1782), Steward to the Duke of Norfolk, and Mary Freeman (1714-1807). His younger brother was Rev John Brougham FRSE (1748-1811).[1] The family moved to Brougham Hall in 1756.[2]

Educated at Eton College, Brougham then trained as a lawyer at Gray's Inn from 1765,[3] before marrying and moving to Edinburgh. He resided at No. 21, on the north side of St Andrew Square, in what was then, a brand new Georgian townhouse and it is here that he established himself in the Scots legal scene.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1784, one of his proposers being his father-in-law, William Robertson.

Brougham died on 13 February 1810 in Edinburgh and was buried at Restalrig Church.

Family[]

Brougham married in 1777 Eleanor Syme, daughter of the Rev James Syme and niece of William Robertson FRSE. They had six children, one daughter and five sons.[1]

Their eldest son became Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868); their youngest son, William (1795-1886) succeeded him in the barony in 1868, all other sons having already died by then.

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe". The Peerage. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Brougham Hall : Timeline of Brougham". Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1783 – 2002" (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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