Theodore Henry Broadhead was an English army officer and politician.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born
December 3, 1767
Died
December 12, 1820
Overview
Theodore Henry Broadhead (3 December 1767 – 12 December 1820) was an English army officer and politician.
Life
The son of Theodore Henry Broadhead the elder, whose original surname was Brinckman, and his wife Mary Bingley, he was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1784, graduating in B.A. 1788, and M.A.in 1791. He became a cornet in the 1st Life Guards in 1790, and continued in a number of militia posts. From 1807 he lived in Windsor. His residence, "Holly Grove", had been designed by Thomas Sandby. It was later known as "Forest Lodge", and was absorbed into Windsor Great Park.
Broadhead entered politics as Member of Parliament for in 1812, holding the seat until 1818. He is not known to have contributed to debates. He returned as M.P. for in 1820, the year of his death.