Edward Cromwell Disbrowe

Edward Cromwell Disbrowe
Born	1790
Died	1851  (aged 60–61)
Alma mater	Eton College
Occupation	Diplomat, politician, ambassador
Employer	Foreign Office
Spouse(s)	Anne Disbrowe
Children	Jane Harriet Disbrowe, Edward Amelius Disbrowe, William Herbert John Disbrowe, Charlotte Anne Albinia Disbrowe, Albinia Margaret Disbrowe
Parent(s)	Edward Disbrowe  Lady Charlotte Hobart
Position held	member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1823–1826), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sweden (1833–1835), ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands (1835–1851), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Württemberg (1828–1833)

Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe GCG (1790–1851) was a British politician and diplomat.

Life and career

Disbrowe was born at Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, the son of Colonel Edward Disbrowe, and his wife Lady Charlotte Hobart, fourth daughter of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire. He was a lineal descendant of John Desborough (or Disbrowe), a senior commander in the Parliamentary Army who was brother-in-law to Oliver Cromwell. His father was Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

Disbrowe was Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor (1823–26), and later served in the British diplomatic corps in positions in Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and other postings. He was British Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1836 to 1851, where he died at the Hague. His body was returned to England on the ship HMS Lightning. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Derbyshire.[1]

Family

Disbrowe was married to Anne Kennedy, daughter of the Hon. Robert Kennedy, son of Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis.[2][3]

Disbrowe's birthplace - Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent

Disbrowe's eldest daughter Charlotte, who lived at the family home in Derbyshire, became a writer of note, publishing two volumes recounting her father's diplomatic service, with particular attention to his time in Russia. Disbrowe's younger daughter Jane Harriet married Henry Christopher Wise of Woodcote House, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, Member of Parliament.[4] Wise was the great-great-grandson of Henry Wise, gardener to Queen Anne, who laid out Kensington Gardens.[5]

• 
  1820s
• 
  Wife

References

1. Old Days in Diplomacy, Recollections of a Closed Century, by the Eldest Daughter of the late Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe, G.C.G. by Charlotte Anne Albinia Disbrowe, London, 1903.
2. The Eton Portrait Gallery, By a Barrister of the Inner Temple, Eton College, London, 1876
3. History of the County of Ayr, James Paterson, Edinburgh, 1852.
4. The Gentleman's Magazine, 1863
5. The History of Woodcote, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, Leek Wootton website Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe
• Portraits of Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Lords of the Manor, Chelveston, Northamptonshire
• Disbrowe, The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland, Robert H. O'Byrne, London, 1848
• History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire, T. Bulmer, 1895

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Taylor John Ramsbottom	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1823 – 1826 With: John Ramsbottom	Succeeded by Hussey Vivian John Ramsbottom
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Edward Michael Ward	Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Russia ad interim 1825–1828	Succeeded by Hon. William Temple
Preceded by The Lord Erskine	British Minister to Württemberg 1828 – 1833	Succeeded by Lord William Russell