Edward Disbrowe

Edward Disbrowe (1754–1818) was an English soldier and politician.

Early life and family Disbrowe was the son of George Disbrowe and Margaret Vaughan. He came from an old Northamptonshire family descended from John Desborough, a Parliamentarian officer during the English Civil War, and his wife Jane Cromwell, a sister of Oliver Cromwell. He was the first of his family to be established at Walton-on-Trent, where he inherited an estate in 1773.

Offices and positions While serving as an officer in the Staffordshire Militia at Windsor, Disbrowe became a friend of the king. Disbrowe's brother-in-law, Robert Hobart, the Colonial Secretary, provided Disbrowe with a sinecure to help support his family finances.