Brodie McGhie Willcox

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.[1]

In 1837 Brodie Willcox and Arthur Anderson established the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[2] 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.[2]

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.[3]

He died in Roydon near Portsmouth in 1862 in an accident.[2] He is buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.[4][5]

Family grave of Brodie McGhie Willcox in Highgate Cemetery

Family

He was married to Sophia Ann Willcox (née Van der Gucht).[4]

References
  1. "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)
  2. Brodie Willcox at P&O Ships
  3. They Work for You
  4. Historic England
  5. Cansick, Frederick Teague (1872). The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2. J Russell Smith. p. 135. Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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