Brodie McGhie Willcox (1786–1862) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and the co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the United Kingdom's largest shipping businesses.
Career
Having established himself as a shipbroker, Brodie Willcox recruited Arthur Anderson initially as a clerk and then as a partner to operate a shipping business sailing around the Iberian Peninsula.
In 1837 Brodie Willcox and Arthur Anderson established the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Brodie Willcox served as the first Managing Director of the business which by the 1860s was the owner of the largest steamship fleet in the World.
In the 1847 general election Brodie Willcox was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton. He remained an MP for the rest of his life.
He died in Roydon near Portsmouth in 1862 in an accident. He is buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.
Family
He was married to Sophia Ann Willcox (née Van der Gucht).
References
- "P&O History" (PDF). portal.pohub.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Brodie Willcox at P&O Ships
- They Work for You
- ^ Historic England
- Cansick, Frederick Teague (1872). The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2. J Russell Smith. p. 135. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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Member of Parliament for Southampton 1847–1862 With: Sir Alexander Cockburn to 1857 Thomas Weguelin 1857–1859 William Seymour from 1859 |
Succeeded byWilliam Rose William Seymour |
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