Thomas Brooke Junior
Thomas Brooke (* 1659 in Province of Maryland , † January 7, 1731 in Naylor , Prince George's County , Province of Maryland) was an acting British colonial governor of the Province of Maryland.
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Thomas Brooke was the son of Thomas Brooke Sr. (1632–1676) and his second wife Eleanor Hatton (1642–1725). He worked as a planter and lived on his Brookefield estate in Prince George's County. Brooke was also a militia member and held various judge posts. In addition, he also held some church offices. He also began a political career in Maryland. He was part of the upper house of the colonial parliament and, with interruptions, of the council. In 1720 he was its chairman. In this capacity he had to bridge the time between the terms of the colonial governors John Hart and Charles Calvert as acting governor. Thomas Brooke was married twice and had four children from his first marriage with Anne Addison, who died around 1684. The second marriage to Barbara Dent remained childless.
Web links
- Thomas Brooke in the Archives of Maryland
- Thomas Brooke on WikiTree
- Brooke in the family tree under generation 5, number 9
- Thomas Brooke junior in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Brooke, Thomas Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brooke, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of the Province of Maryland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1659 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1731 |
| Place of death | Naylor , Maryland |