Hon
John
Brodrick
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of George Brodrick
and Albinia (Townsend) Brodrick
Husband of
Ann Graham
— married
6 Sep 1809 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Maria Albinia (Brodrick) Cloete, Anne (Brodrick) Pennefather, John Robert Brodrick and Mary Elizabeth (Brodrick) Hobhouse
Died
at age 76
in Reading, Berkshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Early Life
- John Brodrick was born in Reading, the youngest son of George Brodrick, 3rd Viscount Midleton and his wife Albinia Townshend. His elder brothers included George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton and Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel. [1]
Family
- John had married Anne Graham, the daughter of Robert Graham of Fintry, Kent. They had one son, John Robert, and 3 daughters. [1]
Military Service
- John was a soldier and an officer in the British Army. He joined the army as an Ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in 1782. [2] He fought at the Siege of Dunkirk in 1793 and at the capture of Fort St Andre the following year. He was promoted Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1794 and Colonel in 1801. In 1808 and 1809 he served in the Peninsular War and from June 1809 to 1812, promoted to Major-General, he was Governor of Martinique during a period of British occupation. He was promoted full General on 22 July 1830. [3] [1] [4]
Death & Burial
- John Brodrick passed away at Reading, Berkshire in October 1842 [5] He is listed in Harts Army List for 1843 as deceased. [6]
- The General Hon. John Brodrick was laid to rest at St. Giles Churchyard, Reading on 15 October 1842 [7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia entry on John Brodrick
- ↑ “Army List 1787" citing p. 57 Regimental & Service Records
- ↑ "British Army, Army Lists 1839-1946" database with images. findmypast.com citing Hart's Army List for 1839 p. 3
- ↑ Source: #S-190437915 Page: http://www.cichw.net/pmbrodrick.html page down to after the paintings for an extract from Burke's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, 1949
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007" database with images. findmypast.com Vol/Page: 6/143 citing General Register Office, Southport, England
- ↑ "British Army, Army Lists 1839-1946" database with images. findmypast.com citing Hart's Army List for 1843 p. 543
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials 1538-1991" database with images findmypast.com citing Parish Burial Records
Acknowledgements
- This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import by Paul Nicholls through the import of Midleton(1).ged on Nov 9, 2014.
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