▁inherited ▁est ates ▁in ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁and ▁Barb ados ▁from ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁ ▁for ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 7 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 8 ▁and ▁voted ▁consist ently ▁with ▁the ▁T ories . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁some ▁extend ▁beh old en ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁Wh igs ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁of ▁Dr ▁Sach ever ell ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁contest ▁at ▁the ▁▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁British ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁never theless ▁ ▁to pped ▁the ▁poll . ▁In ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁showed ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁sta unch ▁T ory , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁‘ worth y ▁patri ots ’ ▁who ▁ ▁exposed ▁the ▁mis man ag ements ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁min istry . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Club . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁and ▁sat ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁▁ ▁B rom ley ▁died ▁at ▁Hor se he ath ▁Hall , ▁aged ▁ 3 6 , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Hor se