Robert Brooke (died 1669)
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Sir Robert Brooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1669.
Brooke was the second surviving son of Sir Robert Brooke (died 1646) of Cockfield Hall and his wife Elizabeth Colepeper, daughter of Thomas Colepeper of Wigsale, Sussex. He was educated privately under Daniel Milles. In 1659 he became JP.
for Suffolk and in 1659 became a commssioner for the militia. In April 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Aldeburgh
in the Convention Parliament. He also became lieutenant colonel of the Suffolk Militia in April 1660. He was knighted on 9 June 1660 for his services to the Restoration. In July 1660 he became commissioner for oyer and terminer for Middlesex, and in August 1660 became commissioner for assessment for Suffolk.
Brooke was re-elected MP for Aldeburgh in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
where he was very active. In 1661 he became commissioner for assessment for Aldeburgh and in 1662 became a JP for Essex and six clerk in Chancery. He became commissioner for assessment for Essex in 1663. In 1667, he was appointed chairman of the inquiry into the failures of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
, and presented four reports. Samuel Pepys
wrote of him extensively in his diary considering him too young for the chair, "and yet he seems to speak very well".
Brooke went to France in 1669 and was drowned while bathing in the River Rhone at Avignon
in June.
Brooke married on 26 April 1659 Ann Mildmay, daughter of Sir Henry Mildmay
of Wanstead, who was master of the jewels from 1620 to 1649. She died on 7 January 1666, leaving him a daughter. His estate at Wanstead
was sold later to Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1660 to 1669.
Brooke was the second surviving son of Sir Robert Brooke (died 1646) of Cockfield Hall and his wife Elizabeth Colepeper, daughter of Thomas Colepeper of Wigsale, Sussex. He was educated privately under Daniel Milles. In 1659 he became JP.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Suffolk and in 1659 became a commssioner for the militia. In April 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldeburgh was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.The town was enfranchised in 1571 as a borough constituency...
in the Convention Parliament. He also became lieutenant colonel of the Suffolk Militia in April 1660. He was knighted on 9 June 1660 for his services to the Restoration. In July 1660 he became commissioner for oyer and terminer for Middlesex, and in August 1660 became commissioner for assessment for Suffolk.
Brooke was re-elected MP for Aldeburgh in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
where he was very active. In 1661 he became commissioner for assessment for Aldeburgh and in 1662 became a JP for Essex and six clerk in Chancery. He became commissioner for assessment for Essex in 1663. In 1667, he was appointed chairman of the inquiry into the failures of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Second Anglo–Dutch War was part of a series of four Anglo–Dutch Wars fought between the English and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries for control over the seas and trade routes....
, and presented four reports. Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
wrote of him extensively in his diary considering him too young for the chair, "and yet he seems to speak very well".
Brooke went to France in 1669 and was drowned while bathing in the River Rhone at Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
in June.
Brooke married on 26 April 1659 Ann Mildmay, daughter of Sir Henry Mildmay
Henry Mildmay
Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England....
of Wanstead, who was master of the jewels from 1620 to 1649. She died on 7 January 1666, leaving him a daughter. His estate at Wanstead
Wanstead Park
Wanstead Park is the name of a grade II listed municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres , located in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge, historically within the county of Essex...
was sold later to Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet.