Robert Brooke was one of two Members of the
Parliament of England for the
constituency of York between 1584 and 1586 and also between 1586 and 1588.
Life and politics
Robert was born in 1531 in
Hunslet.
His father was also named Robert. He married Jane, daughter of Christopher Maltby of Thornton in Pickering. They had seven sons and five daughters.
His children were
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
, Arthur, Henry, Robert, John,
Samuel
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, Stephen, Sara, Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth and Jane.
His son Christopher was an English poet, lawyer and politician who sat in the
House of Commons between 1604 and 1626. His son Samuel was a Gresham Professor of Divinity, a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity (1629–1631)and in 1631 he was appointed archdeacon of Coventry. Robert's daughter Susanna married Thomas Marshall of Aislaby Grange, who became Lord Mayor of York in 1613.
Robert's daughter Jane married Thomas Hesketh of Heslington Hall.
Robert became chamberlain of the city in 1565. In 1574 he was elected sheriff of York. He became an alderman on the ninth of March 1579 after the death of John Dynely. He became Lord mayor of the city in 1582 and again in 1595. Throughout this time he was a member of the common council. He was chosen for several commissions by the city, Parliament and the Crown. The city asked him, among others, to retrieve the city's play books in 1575. The Crown commissioned him to seek out Catholic priests in 1578.
He was chosen to be MP for the city in 1584 and again in 1586.
Robert, like his brother Percival, was a merchant by trade and used his wealth to buy property in the city, becoming one of the wealthiest men there.
He acquired tenements in Nessgate, Haymonger Lane, Walmgate and Fishergate as well as other lands outside the city.
Robert died in 1599 and was buried in the chancel of
All Saints' Church
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Australia
*All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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in the Pavement.
References
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Lord Mayors of York
Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire
1531 births
1599 deaths