William Bromley-Davenport (1862–1949)

Brigadier-General Sir William Bromley-Davenport KCB CMG CBE DSO TD JP DL
"Macclesfield". Caricature of Bromley-Davenport by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1888.
Financial Secretary to the War Office
In office 12 October 1903 – 4 December 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	Lord Stanley
Succeeded by	Thomas Buchanan
Personal details
Born	21 January 1862
Died	6 February 1949 (1949-02-07) (aged 87)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Brigadier-General Sir William Bromley-Davenport, KCB, CMG, CBE, DSO, TD, JP, DL (21 January 1862 – 6 February 1949) was a British soldier, footballer and Conservative politician. He fought with distinction in both the Second Boer War and the First World War. An MP from 1886 to 1906, he held political office under Arthur Balfour as Financial Secretary to the War Office from 1903 to 1905.

Bromley-Davenport was the son of William Bromley Davenport and his wife Augusta Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Walter Campbell, of Islay. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.

Bromley-Davenport played football for Oxford University and Old Etonians. He represented England on two occasions in March 1884, against Scotland and Wales respectively. A centre-forward, he scored two goals in the game against Wales.