William Bromley (of Holt Castle)

William Bromley (26 June 1656 – 5 August 1707) was an English Whig politician, MP for Worcester and Worcestershire.

Bromley was the son of Henry Bromley and his wife Mercy Pytts, daughter of Edward Pytts.

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1673, aged 17, and entered the Middle Temple in 1674.

Bromley served as MP for Worcester 1685–1700, and became a consistent supporter of the Whig Junto of Sir John Somers, for a time his fellow MP for Worcester. In 1697 he was Captain of a Troop of Horse in the Worcestershire Militia.

Bromley was elected knight of the shire for Worcestershire in November 1701. He was defeated in 1702 – he declared himself "in a melancholy way since the election", and blamed the defeat on poor Whig party management. He was re-elected in 1705, serving until his death on 5 August 1707.

Family
On 25 April 1675 he married Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Rowland Berkeley. They had three daughters, of which two outlived Bromley as his co-heirs:
 * Mercy Bromley, married John Bromley
 * Dorothy Bromley, married firstly Clobery Bromley, secondly John Jennings of Hayes