J. J. Broderick

Sir John Joyce Broderick (24 April 1882 – 2 June 1933) was a British diplomat.

Early life and education Broderick was born on 24 April 1882 in Ireland. He was the youngest son of Michael Broderick of Galway. He was educated at Blackrock College, Dublin and Royal University of Ireland.

Career Broderick entered the Consular Service in 1908 after spending seven years working in various capacities at HM Customs Service. He was appointed to New York in 1909 and served on three occasions as acting Consul General, before he was commissioned as Vice-Consul in 1912. After four years in the United States, he was at Amsterdam as Consul and then acting Consul-General at Rotterdam from 1913 to 1915. During his long service in the United States he gained wide knowledge of business and finance. According to the Times, "Broderick's whole career showed that he had acquired a mastery of those technical questions of commerce and tariffs with which diplomacy is now chiefly concerned." promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1927 Birthday Honours.