BROMLEY, WILLIAM (1816-88) was born in London and served for some years in the Navy. Coming to Wellington in the early forties, he bought land at Pahautanui and kept a hotel there. He was greatly interested in racing, owned a few horses and frequently rode at meetings at Burnham Water and Petone. He represented Wellington Country District in the Provincial Council in 1855. About 1860 Bromley took a position in the customs, in which he was a warehousekeeper until 1880. He died on 2 Nov 1888.

Ward; Evening Post, 2 Nov 1888.

Reference: Volume 1, page 64

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