| Authorised form of name | Brougham; Henry Peter (1778 - 1868); Baron Brougham and Vaux; statesman |
| Dates | 1778 - 1868 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | No. 19 St Andrew's Square in Edinburgh's New Town, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 19 September 1778 |
| Place of death | His chateau at Cannes, France |
| Date of death | 07 May 1868 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Birth: 19 St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh
Burial: cemetry at Cannes, France |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
High School and University of Edinburgh; LLD (1834, King's College, Aberdeen, 1834)
Career:
Barrister; Attorney General; MP for Camelford (1810-1812); MP for Winchelsea (1816-1830); MP for Knaresborough, Yorkshire (1830); Lord Chancellor (1830).
Freemason, initated 1799, Lodge Fortrose No 108, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, (Ross and Cromarty) while on a yachting excursion on a ship, known locally as the 'Mad Brigg' while 21 years of age.
Honours:
Baron 1830 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/03/1803 |
| Age at election | 25 |
| Proposer | William Wright; William George Maton; Webb Seymour; Patrick Brydone; Archibald Alison |
| Relationships | Parents: Henry Brougham (1742–1810), a modest Westmorland squire, and Eleanor (1750–1839), the daughter of the Revd James Syme and niece of William Robertson, the historian.
Silbings: William Brougham (1795–1886), second Baron Brougham and Vaux.
Spouse: Mary Anne Eden (1786-1865), eldest daughter of Thomas Eden, 4th son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Bart of West Auckland, widow of John Spalding.
Children: Two daughters, Eleanor died an infant and the other aged 18, unmarried. |
| PublishedWorks | RCN 16838 |
| OtherInfo | Prominent role in passing the Reform Act 1832 and Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
Played a crucial part the establishment of London University in 1826.
Holds the House of Commons record for non-stop speaking at six hours. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir Kenneth Hutchison, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Gas Industry' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 245-270
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010 page 12 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/34592194 |
| Code | NA8151 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| PT/37/11i/5 | Plate, unpublished figure showing bending light rays by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| MM/16/155 | Letter from Thomas Bell, Royal Society, to Sir John Herschel | 25 October 1852 |
| MC/6/167 | Letter from James Booth, The Vicarage Stone, Aylesbury, to [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 2 August 1861 |
| IM/Maull/000589 | Brougham, Henry Peter, Baron Brougham and Vaux | nd |
| DM/1/27 | Letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor | 18 March 1831 |
| CB/1/2/194 | Draft of a letter from Charles Blagden to Mr Miller | c1796 |
| CB/1/2/191 | Letter from Henry Brougham (later Baron Brougham and Vaux), Edinburgh to Charles Blagden, London | 26 July 1795 |
| CB/1/2/195 | Letter from Henry Brougham (later Baron Brougham and Vaux), Edinburgh to Charles Blagden, Royal Society, Somerset Place, London | 29 October 1795 |
| CB/1/2/193 | Draft of a letter from Charles Blagden to Henry Brougham (later Baron Brougham and Vaux) | 22 February 1796 |
| AP/33/7/3 | Unpublished figures, experiments on light 2 by Henry Peter Brougham | 1852 |
| AP/33/7/2 | Unpublished figures, experiments on light 1 by Henry Peter Brougham | 1852 |
| L&P/11/61/1 | Paper, 'General theorums, chiefly Porisms in the higher geometry' by Henry Brougham | 1798 |
| L&P/10/142/2 | Plate, 'Figures of reflections of light' by Henry Brougham | 1796 |
| L&P/11/61/2 | Plate, 'Geometrical figures' by Henry Brougham | 1798 |
| MS/426/209 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord [Henry Peter] Brougham | 11 June 1846 |
| L&P/10/142/1 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations on the inflection, reflection and colours of light' by Henry Brougham | 1796 |
| MS/426/125 | Copy letter from [John William] Lubbock, Treasurer of the Royal Society; to C. Few Esq. | 17 March 1845 |
| MS/426/418 | Copy letter from Thos [Thomas] Bell, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord [Henry] Brongham, Cannes | 12 April 1850 |
| MS/426/576 | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord [Henry] Brougham | 19 December 1856 |
| MS/426/579 | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord [Henry] Brougham | 16 January 1857 |
| CB/1/2/196 | Letter from Henry Brougham (later Baron Brougham and Vaux), 7 George Street, Edinburgh to Charles Blagden, Royal Society, Somerset Place, London | 17 February 1796 |
| MS/426/412 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord [Henry] Brongham | 2 April 1850 |
| EC/1802/12 | Brougham, Henry Peter, Baron Brougham and Vaux: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/1/2/192 | Letter from Henry Brougham (later Baron Brougham and Vaux), Edinburgh to Charles Blagden, London | 15 September 1795 |
| PT/6/1i | Paper, 'On the attractions of an extensive class of spheroids' by J [James] Ivory | [1811] |
| PT/8/10/1 | Manuscript, 'A new method of deducing a first approximation to the orbit of a comet from three geocentric observations' by James Ivory | [1814] |
| PT/8/10/2 | Plate, diagrams showing direction of comet and movement of earth by [James Ivory] | [1814] |
| PT/37/11i/2 | Plate, unpublished figure showing an apparatus for observing light rays by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11i/4 | Plate, unpublished figure showing light interference by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11/1 | Manuscript, 'Experiments and observations upon the properties of light' by Lord [Henry Peter] Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11/4 | Plate, figures 8 and 10-11 showing deflected light rays and hyperbolic flexion by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11/3 | Plate, figures 14-19 showing deflected light rays and spheres of flexion by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11i/3 | Plate, unpublished figures showing arrangement of plates for observing light deflection by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| PT/37/11i/1 | Manuscript, 'Supplement to Ld Brgham's [Lord Brougham's] paper' by Henry Peter Brougham | [1850] |
| PT/37/11/2 | Plate, figures 1-7 and 9 showing instrument for observing deflexion by Henry Peter Brougham | [1849] |
| RR/2/37 | Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Lord Brougham | 1 November 1852 |
| AP/34/4/7 | Unpublished letter, regarding 'Further experiments and observations on the properties of light' from Henry Peter Brougham to the Royal Society | 15 June 1853 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| PT/37/11 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations upon the properties of light' by Lord [Henry Peter] Brougham | [1849] |
| AP/13/27/5 | Unpublished diagram, 'Cabins of the ship New York' by W Christopher | July 1827 |
| AP/13/27/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Account of the accident to the packet-ship New York from lightning' by Stewart Traill | July 1827 |
| AP/13/27/3 | Unpublished diagrams, magnetic state of ship compasses by Stewart Traill | July 1827 |
| AP/13/27/2 | Unpublished diagram, iron band on ship mast by Stewart Traill | July 1827 |
| AP/13/27/4 | Unpublished diagram, main mast and rigging by Stewart Traill | July 1827 |
| MM/16/156 | Rough draft of a report by George Gabriel Stokes and G B Airy on a paper by Lord Brougham | 1 November 1852 |
| PT/8/10 | Paper, 'A new method of deducing a first approximation to the orbit of a comet from three geocentric observations' by James Ivory | [1814] |
| AP/33/7/4 | Unpublished figures, experiments on light 3 by Henry Peter Brougham | 1852 |
| AP/34/4/4 | Unpublished figure, 'Fringes' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| AP/34/4/5 | Unpublished figure, 'Fringes' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| AP/34/4/6 | Unpublished figure, experimental apparatus by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| AP/34/4 | Unpublished paper, 'Further experiments and observations on the properties of light' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| AP/34/4/3 | Unpublished figures, regarding observations on the properties of light by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| AP/34/4/2 | Unpublished figure, visible light spectrum by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| L&P/11/61 | Paper, 'General theorums, chiefly Porisms in the higher geometry' by Henry Brougham | 1798 |
| AP/34/4/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Further experiments and observations on the properties of light' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1853 |
| RR/2/38 | Letter from Benjamin Collins Brodie, on a paper 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Lord Brougham to The Royal Society | 23 November 1853 |
| L&P/10/142 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations on the inflection, reflection and colours of light' by Henry Brougham | 1796 |
| AP/13/27 | Unpublished paper, 'Account of the accident to the packet-ship New York from lightning' by Stewart Traill | July 1827 |
| AP/33/7/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1852 |
| PT/37/11i | Paper, 'Supplement to Ld Brgham's [Lord Brougham's] paper' by Henry Peter Brougham | [1850] |
| PT/6/1 | Paper, 'On the grounds of the method which Laplace has given in the second chapter of the third book of his Mécanique Céleste for computing the attractions of spheroids of every description' by James Ivory | [1811] |
| RR/2/35 | Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Lord Brougham | 8 June 1852 |
| RR/2/36 | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Lord Brougham | 17 June 1852 |
| AP/33/7 | Unpublished paper, 'Further experiments on light' by Henry Peter Brougham | 1852 |
| HS/4/308 | Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Grafton St. | 1850 |
| HS/4/306 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Peter Brougham | 1 July 1827 |
| HS/4/305 | Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hill St. | July 1827 |
| HS/4/303 | Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hill St. | 30 June 1827 |
| HS/4/307 | Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Grafton St. | 2 March 1854 |
| HS/20/259 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Peter Brougham, dated at Slough | 1 July 1827 |
| IM/000590 | Brougham, Henry Peter, Baron Brougham and Vaux | nd |
| HS/4/304 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Peter Brougham, dated at Slough | 1 July 1827 |