Alexander Brogden
Alexander Brogden | |
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| Born | 3 November 1825 Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| Died | 26 November 1892 Croydon, Surrey, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Railway contractor, iron and coal master |
Alexander Brogden (3 November 1825-26 November 1892) was a politician who became Member of Parliament for Wednesbury, England.
Career
Brogden was born in
In 1850 Brogdens took a lease of the
With the sudden death of his elder brother John in 1855[3] and the increasing age of his father, it can be assumed that he gradually took control of the business in the late 1850s[1] and assumed full control on his father's death in 1869. During the 1860s he and his wife resided at Holme Island, Grange-over-Sands, This is now in Cumbria but was then in North Lancashire.[4]
The Brogden family had a majority holding in the Ulverston Mining Co. in 1857. Alexander became the sole lessee in 1872.[5]
Brogden unsuccessfully contested Great Yarmouth as a Liberal in July 1865, but was elected as the first member for Wednesbury in December 1868 and represented that constituency for 18 years.[6]
In 1878 Brogden paid for the organ of West Bromwich Town Hall.[7]
In 1881 it was claimed that, when Parliament was not in session, he might be found in the space of 10 days in: Ulverston, Westminster, Cardiff, Paris, Holland and St Petersburg.[1]
Alexander Brogden's
Alexander Brogden died at 88 Lansdown Road, Croydon on 26 November 1892 at the age of 67. The Times records that he had been ailing. He was sitting by the fire and accidentally fell against the grate while attempting to stir the fire, receiving severe burns. He left a widow and a married daughter. Alexander Brogden and his wife also had a son, James Garstang Brogden, who died before his father. He was born in 1850 and died in 1885.[4][6] .[8]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Joseph (1881), Barrow in Furness, Its History, Development, Commerce, Industries and Institutions, p. 43
- OCLC 25654930. , page 9 is a photograph of an invitation to the cutting of the first sod on 28 March 1865, in which the chairman's name is given as "Alex. Brogden". James Brunlees is named on page 5.
- ^ "Obituary: John Brogden", Proc. Inst. Civil Engrs, 15: 95–96, 1855
- ^ a b Higgins, L.S. (Summer 1978), "The Brogden Pioneers of the early industrial development in Mid-Glamorgan", National Library of Wales Journal, XX (3): 240–252 [1] Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alexander Brogden and Ulverston Mining Company".
- ^ a b The Times (29 November 1892), "Obituary: Alexander Brogden", The Times: 10
- ^ West Bromwich Town Hall
- ^ County Families of Glamorganshire (c. 1875), "Brogden, Alexander", The County Families of Glamorganshire: 165
Other reading
- Brogden, Alexander. (8 January 1880), "Speech at Wednesbury", The Times
- Gilpin, L.R. (October 1989), "The Bustling Alexander", Cumbrian Railways, 4 (6) [2]
- Richardson, Joseph (1870), Furness Past and Present, 1, vol. of 2
- Smiles, R (1870), "Memoir about John Brogden (Senior)", Richardson (1870): 223