Brooke baronets

There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2015 four of the creations are extant, though one has been subsumed into a peerage.

The Brooke Baronetcy, of Norton Priory in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 December 1662 for Henry Brooke, a Colonel in the Parliamentary Army and Member of Parliament for Cheshire during the Commonwealth. He was succeeded by his son, Richard, the second Baronet. He was Sheriff of Cheshire in 1667. His son, Thomas, the third Baronet, was Sheriff of Cheshire from 1719 to 1720. He was succeeded by his grandson, Richard, the fourth Baronet. He served as Sheriff of Cheshire from 1752 to 1753. His son, Richard, the fifth Baronet, was Sheriff of Cheshire from 1787 to 1788. On his death the title passed to his son, Richard, the sixth Baronet. He was Sheriff of Cheshire from 1817 to 1818. His eldest son, Richard, the seventh Baronet, was High Sheriff of Cheshire between 1869 and 1870. His grandson, Richard, the ninth Baronet (who succeeded his father), was High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1931, a Deputy Lieutenant of the county and a member of the Worcestershire County Council. As of 2014 the title is held by his great grandson, the twelfth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2012.

Five other members of the family may also be mentioned. Richard Brooke (died 1569), great-grandfather of the first Baronet, purchased the Norton Priory estate and was Sheriff of Cheshire in 1563. Thomas Brooke (died 1622), grandfather of the first Baronet, was Sheriff of Cheshire in 1592. Thomas Brooke (1816–1880), second son of the sixth Baronet, was a General in the British Army. His son, Alured de Vere Brooke (1841–1926), was a Colonel in the Royal Engineers. Sarah, Lady Brooke - the spouse of Sir Christopher, the current holder - is better known as Sarah Montague, the well-known BBC radio, and occasionally television, journalist.

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