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Martin Hugh Broadbridge, 4th Baron Broadbridge (29 November 1929 – 19 April 2020), was a British hereditary peer.

Biography

Broadbridge was born 29 November 1929, son of Hugh Trevor Broadbridge (1903–1979), by his wife the former Anne Marjorie Elfick (1903–1979).

He was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, a private Catholic school in Surrey, England. He studied at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1954.

From 1954 to 1963, Broadbridge was a member of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS), and served as a district officer in Northern Nigeria. Returning to the United Kingdom, he was director and manager for a specialist road surface treatments company from 1963 to 1992. In retirement, he continued to work as a consultant.

When Peter Broadbridge, 3rd Baron Broadbridge, died on 6 February 2000, he was succeeded to the peerage and baronetcy by Martin, his cousin, who became the 4th Baron Broadbridge.

Broadbridge died in Cardiff, Wales, on 19 April 2020. He was 90.

Personal life

On 31 July 1954, he married Norma Sheffield, daughter of Major Herbert Sheffield, MC: they divorced in 1967. He married secondly, in 1968, Mary Elizabeth Trotman (1923–2007), daughter of Joseph Emlyn Trotman (1893–1966). He had a son, Richard, and a daughter, Katherine, from his first marriage. The son, Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge, CB (born 29 January 1959), succeeded to the peerage and baronetcy as Richard Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge.

References

  1. ^ "Broadbridge, 4th Baron, (Martin Hugh Broadbridge) (29 Nov. 1929–19 April 2020)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ Rhodes, Michael (20 April 2020). "The 4th Baron Broadbridge 1929-2020". Peerage News. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byPeter Broadbridge Baron Broadbridge
2000–2020 		Succeeded byRichard Broadbridge
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byPeter Broadbridge Baronet
of Wargrave Place
2000–2020 		Succeeded byRichard Broadbridge
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