James Rooke (MP)

James Rooke (c. 28 November 1742 – 4 October 1805), was an English general in the British Army, and a politician.

James Rooke inherited large estates in Monmouthshire from his mother.

Rooke joined the army in 1759, and by 1779 he was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 14th Foot. He was given the colonelcy of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot for life in 1796 and promoted full General in 1802.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire from 1785 to until his death in 1805.

In 1762 his daughter Eleanor married Charles Wyndham (later known as Charles Edwin).