Urban H. Broughton

Urban H. Broughton

Urban Hanlon Broughton (12 April 1857 – 30 January 1929) was an English civil engineer, railroad and mining executive, and Conservative Party Member of Parliament. In 1929, he was in line for elevation to the peerage, but he died in January before the process was finalized. However, his wife, Cara Leland (née Rogers) Broughton became the first Lady Fairhaven, and their eldest son, the first Baron Fairhaven.

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