William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton

Viscount Midleton - Steward

William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton (6 January 1830 – 18 April 1907), was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Background

Midleton was the son of Reverend William John Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton, Dean of Exeter and Chaplain to Queen Victoria, son of the Right Reverend the Hon. Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel. His mother was Harriett, daughter of George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton. His brother, the Honourable George Charles Brodrick, was for many years warden of Merton College, Oxford

Public life

Midleton was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Surrey Mid in 1868. Two years later he succeeded his father in the viscountcy. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey between 1896 and 1905.

Family

Lord Midleton married the Hon. Augusta Mary, daughter of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, in 1853. they had several children. Lady Midleton died in June 1903. Lord Brodrick survived her by four years and died in April 1907, aged 77. He was succeeded by his eldest son, St John, who was a prominent Conservative politician and was created Earl of Midleton in 1920.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Midleton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid 1868–1870 With: Henry Peek	Succeeded by Henry Peek Sir Richard Baggallay
Honorary titles
Preceded by Hon. Francis Egerton	Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1896–1905	Succeeded by Hon. Henry Cubitt
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by William John Brodrick	Viscount Midleton 1870–1907	Succeeded by St John Brodrick