Bromley House Library 1816 to 1916
Officers and Staff


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Some major entries on this page:
Officers of the Library

Staff appointments




Officers of the Library

Patron From To

2 April 1816 1916 The Duke of Newcastle
(see –– Newcastle, Duke of )

6 December 1816 3 September 1832 The Dowager Countess Manvers

3 April 1821 April 1840 The Rt. Hon. Lord Middleton

3 September 1832 5 June 1837 Earl Manvers

April 1840
Lady Middleton

President From To

2 April 1816 6 April 1819 Dr John Storer, MD, FRS

6 April 1819 October 1853 Rev Robert White Almond

24 October 1853 early 1875 Samuel Newham

After this the President served for a maximum of two years at a time.

20 April 1875 3 April 1876 Edmund Percy

3 April 1876 1 April 1878 Michael Browne

1 April 1878 5 April 1881 T.R. Starey

5 April 1881 November 1881 Dr William P. Phillimore, MB

4 April 1882 1 April 1884 J.W. Leavers

1 April 1884 6 April 1886 John Manning

6 April 1886 10 April 1888 J. White, FRCS

10 April 1888 1 April 1890 John Bradley

1 April 1890 5 April 1892 John Thompson Brewster

5 April 1892 3 April 1894 Robert Evans

3 April 1894 14 April 1896 John Manning

The President’s term of office was increased to three years.

14 April 1896 1 May 1899 William Bradshaw

1 May 1899 8 April 1902 Sir Edward H. Fraser, DCL

8 April 1902 9 February 1904 Henry H. Hubbart

9 February 1904 11 April 1905 William Bradshaw

11 April 1905 7 April 1908 Joseph Page

7 April 1908 4 April 1911 Parker Woodward

4 April 1911 17 April 1914 John W. Windley

17 April 1914 1916 John Russell, MA

Chairman From To

4 March 1816
John Wright (until first AGM)

Deputy Chairman
of Committee
From To

15 September 1903 9 February 1904 William Bradshaw

Secretary From To

5 February 1816 7 March 1831 John Pearson (Permanent from 3 April 1821)

7 March 1831 24 October 1853 Samuel Newham

7 November 1853 7 June 1875 Rev Henry Bell

7 June 1875 5 July 1875 Samuel H. Sands (temporary)

5 July 1875 6 April 1880 Dr William P. Phillimore

6 April 1880 5 April 1892 Samuel H. Sands

5 April 1892 8 April 1902 Henry E. Hubbart

8 April 1902 17 April 1914 John Russell

17 April 1914 1916 Joseph Page

Deputy Secretary From


5 October 1840
John Brewster

Treasurer (Banker) From To

2 April 1816 4 May 1840 John Wright

4 May 1840
J.C. Wright

Sub-Treasurer From To

6 April 1819
Thomas Wakefield

Staff appointments

Dates of appointment of staff are less precisely recorded than those for the election of officers and are so given as just month and year.
Librarian From To

April 1816 April 1819 William Hardy

April 1819 April 1821 Valentine Kirk

April 1821 July 1834 James Archer

July 1834 December 1857 John Walton

December 1857 July 1867 Count Ubaldo Marioni

July 1867 July 1893 John Cummings Banwell

July 1893 April 1899 J. William Moore

April 1899 1916 Arthur Lineker

Assistant or sub-librarian From To

July 1818 October 1818 Valentine Kirk

30 October 1818 6 April 1819 Valentine Kirk - Temporary Librarian

April 1821 Robert Hardy

4 September 1826 (short term) Thomas Hawkesly - Temporary Librarian

December 1841 February 1843 William Jamieson

February 1843 December 1861 W. Richardson


.... to December 1861 Alloway

February 1862 July 1867 John Cummings Banwell

July 1867 July 1893 J. William Moore

By 6 September 1880 (short term) J. Radford

By about August 1893
Greatorex

About June 1894 April 1899 Arthur Lineker

May 1899 to July 1901 Thomas Miles

July 1901 February 1907 F.W. Thorne

February 1907 May 1911 Alfred Watts Dyson

May 1911 October 1914 Edgar T. Coggins

October 1914 March 1915 Miss Rhodes

March 1915 April 1915 Miss Beeston

April 1915 1916 Miss Ellis (She became Mrs Clarke)

Porter & housekeeper From To

April 1816 April 1829 Mrs Hardy

April 1820 May 1831 John & Sarah Ball

May 1831 August 1834 Samuel & Sarah Moore

circa July 1834
 . . . . in post 5/4/1836 Mrs Walton


. . . . . to January 1837 Bates

January 1837
Richard Harris

December 1861 February 1868 John Cummings Banwell

July 1907
Two unnamed charwomen


... to April 1910 Miss Handley (charwoman)

August 1913 1916 Mrs Pottage

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