Dodding Bradyll

Dodding Bradyll (1689–1748) was an English politician and businessman.[1]

Born at Conishead Priory, Lancashire, to merchant John Bradyll and Sarah, the daughter of Miles Dodding.[2]

Bradyll was elected unopposed as the Whig MP for Lancaster at the 1715 General Election, though he did not contest at the next election.[1] In 1728, he followed his father and brother in becoming a director of the East India Company, serving as deputy chairman in 1744 and 1748, and as chairman in 1745.[2]

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1722–1745
With: William Heysham 1715-1716
William Heysham, junior 1716-1722 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b Cruickshanks, Eveline. "BRADYLL, Dodding (1689-1748), of Conishead Priory, nr. Lancaster. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ a b Saville-Smith, Katherine Julie (2016). Cumbria's Encounter With The East Indies C.1680-1829: Gentry And Middling Provincial Families Seeking Success (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Lancaster. Retrieved 3 September 2024.


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