# Mr. Brodrick — Cousin Henry character guide

> Mr. Brodrick in Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Brodrick

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-isabel-brodrick

## Snapshot

Isabel's father, a Hereford lawyer whose professional caution and prickly sense of injustice make him a restless ally in his daughter's cause.

## Who they are

Mr. Brodrick arrives at Llanfeare as the wronged father, indignant that a promise to Isabel has been broken and ready to press her claims. He is a competent but unspectacular attorney, less speculative than Apjohn, and his anger often outruns his judgment. His presence turns a family grief into a legal campaign, and his uneasy partnership with Apjohn shapes how the search for the will unfolds.

## Relationships

### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/isabel_brodrick)

_family_

Isabel and Mr. Brodrick are father and daughter, with Mr. Brodrick fiercely advocating for Isabel's legal rights to the inheritance.

### [Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry)

_rivalry_

Cousin Henry and Mr. Brodrick are antagonists, as Mr. Brodrick leads the legal fight to strip Henry of the estate he fraudulently holds.

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Brodrick are legal allies and colleagues, working together to challenge Cousin Henry's claim to the estate.

### [Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry)

_rivalry_

Cousin Henry and Mr. Brodrick are antagonists, as Mr. Brodrick leads the legal fight to strip Henry of the estate he fraudulently holds.

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Brodrick are legal allies and colleagues, working together to challenge Cousin Henry's claim to the estate.

### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/isabel_brodrick)

_family_

Isabel and Mr. Brodrick are father and daughter, with Mr. Brodrick fiercely advocating for Isabel's legal rights to the inheritance.

### [Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry)

_rivalry_

Cousin Henry and Mr. Brodrick are antagonists, as Mr. Brodrick leads the legal fight to strip Henry of the estate he fraudulently holds.

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Brodrick are legal allies and colleagues, working together to challenge Cousin Henry's claim to the estate.

## In the story

### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/ii-isabel-brodrick)

Isabel's father, an attorney, is mentioned as the one she visits annually in Hereford; his family background is noted as nearly as good as the Squire's.

### [IV: The Squire’s Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/iv-the-squire-s-death)

Questions Isabel about her uncle's intentions regarding the property, expresses anger at the change.

### [Isabel at Hereford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xi-isabel-at-hereford)

Isabel's father, an attorney who is frustrated by her obstinacy regarding the legacy and tries to convince her to accept the money.

### [Mr. Owen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xii-mr-owen)

Mentioned as having spoken with Mr. Owen that morning and as ridiculing Isabel's idea of earning her own bread.

### [Again at Hereford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xvi-again-at-hereford)

Defends Isabel against his wife's reproaches, wishes she would take the legacy for Mr. Owen's sake, but is tormented by the loss of Llanfeare.

### [Mr. Apjohn Sends for Assistance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xix-mr-apjohn-sends-for-assistance)

Isabel's father, who is summoned by Mr. Apjohn and arrives to discuss the plan to search Llanfeare.

### [Mr. Apjohn's Success](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxi-mr-apjohn-s-success)

Accompanies Mr. Apjohn, initially skeptical but follows instructions to shake the books, revealing the will.

### [How Cousin Henry Was Let Off Easily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxii-how-cousin-henry-was-let-off-easily)

Assists in the discovery of the will and advises against forcing Cousin Henry to incriminate himself.

### [XXIII: Isabel's Petition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxiii-isabel-s-petition)

Mr. Brodrick, Isabel's father, discusses the costs of the trial with Mr. Apjohn and later tells Mr. Owen the news about Isabel's inheritance.

## Links

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