Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort

Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort, of Horseheath Hall, Cambridgeshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 until 1741 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Montfort. He was a cricketer but also a gambler who killed himself in the face of financial ruin.

Occupation

politician

Position held

member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Born

August 20, 1705

Died

January 1, 1755