Henry Brooke (Irish politician)

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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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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
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