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'''Henry Brooke''' (January 1671 – 14 July 1761)<ref name = Rayment>{{cite web | url = http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | title = Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800 | accessdate = 24 April 2009 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | archive-date = 1 June 2009 }}</ref> was an [[Irish people|Irish]] politician.
'''Henry Brooke''' (January 1671 – 14 July 1761)<ref name = Rayment>{{cite web | url = http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | title = Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800 | accessdate = 24 April 2009 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | archive-date = 1 June 2009 }}</ref> was an [[Irish people|Irish]] politician.


He was the son of Thomas Brooke, grandson of [[Sir Basil Brooke, 1st Baronet]], and his wife Catherine Cole, daughter of [[Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet]].<ref name = thePeerage>{{cite web | url = http://thepeerage.com/p18069.htm#i180683 | title = ThePeerage - Henry Brooke | accessdate = 24 April 2009 }}</ref> In 1709, he was appointed [[High Sheriff of Fermanagh]] and Governor of [[County Fermanagh]].<ref name = thePeerage/> Between 1713 and 1727, he sat for [[Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dundalk]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]].<ref name = Rayment/> Subsequently he was returned for [[Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fermanagh]] until his death in 1761.<ref name = Rayment/>
He was the son of Thomas Brooke, grandson of [[Sir Basil Brooke, 1st Baronet]], and his wife Catherine Cole, daughter of [[Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet]].<ref name = thePeerage>{{cite web | url = http://thepeerage.com/p18069.htm#i180683 | title = ThePeerage - Henry Brooke | accessdate = 24 April 2009 }}</ref> In 1709, he was appointed [[High Sheriff of Fermanagh]] and Governor of [[County Fermanagh]].<ref name = thePeerage/> Between 1713 and 1727, he sat for [[Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dundalk]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]].<ref name = Rayment/> Subsequently, he was returned for [[County Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|County Fermanagh]] until his death in 1761.<ref name = Rayment/>


On 29 March 1711, he married Lettice Burton, daughter of [[Benjamin Burton (MP)|Benjamin Burton]].<ref name = thePeerage/> They had four daughters and two sons.<ref name = Debrett>{{cite book | last = Debrett | first = John | publisher = G. Woodfall | edition = 5th | title = Debrett's Baronetage of England | volume = II | year = 1824 | location = London | pages = 1280 }}</ref> His oldest son [[Sir Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet|Arthur]] represented Fermanagh and [[Maryborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Maryborough]] and was later created a baronet.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lodge | first = John | editor = Mervyn Archdall | title = The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom | volume = VI | location = Dublin | publisher = James Moore | year = 1789 | pages = 36 }}</ref>
On 29 March 1711, he married Lettice Burton, daughter of [[Benjamin Burton (MP)|Benjamin Burton]].<ref name = thePeerage/> They had four daughters and two sons.<ref name = Debrett>{{cite book | last = Debrett | first = John | publisher = G. Woodfall | edition = 5th | title = Debrett's Baronetage of England | volume = II | year = 1824 | location = London | pages = 1280 }}</ref> His oldest son [[Sir Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet|Arthur]] represented Fermanagh and [[Maryborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Maryborough]] and was later created a baronet.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lodge | first = John | editor = Mervyn Archdall | title = The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom | volume = VI | location = Dublin | publisher = James Moore | year = 1789 | pages = 36 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 29 August 2024

Henry Brooke (January 1671 – 14 July 1761)[1] was an Irish politician.

He was the son of Thomas Brooke, grandson of Sir Basil Brooke, 1st Baronet, and his wife Catherine Cole, daughter of Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet.[2] In 1709, he was appointed High Sheriff of Fermanagh and Governor of County Fermanagh.[2] Between 1713 and 1727, he sat for Dundalk in the Irish House of Commons.[1] Subsequently, he was returned for County Fermanagh until his death in 1761.[1]

On 29 March 1711, he married Lettice Burton, daughter of Benjamin Burton.[2] They had four daughters and two sons.[3] His oldest son Arthur represented Fermanagh and Maryborough and was later created a baronet.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "ThePeerage - Henry Brooke". Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  3. ^ Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. Vol. II (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 1280.
  4. ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. VI. Dublin: James Moore. p. 36.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dundalk
1713–1727
With: Henry Bellingham 1713–1715
James Hamilton 1715–1719
Henry Morrison 1719–1721
James Tisdall 1721–1727
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Fermanagh
1727–1761
With: Richard Cole 1727–1731
Nicholas Archdall 1731–1761
Succeeded by