Ralph Broome (1742–1805) was an English stockjobber, pamphleteer and satirical poet.
Several of his works argued in defence of Warren Hastings during the latter's impeachment proceedings.
The third son of Ralph Broome (1714–1768) of the manor of Bushton, Wiltshire,[1] Broome was sent as a cadet to India, where he acquired Oriental languages, including Persian, and became a judge advocate with the rank of captain in the Bengal Army.
While in India, Broome fathered a daughter, Miriam (c. 1781–1840), by an unknown Indian lady.
He then married the widowed Charlotte Ann Francis, née Burney (1761–1838), on 28 February 1798.