Brooke Forester
Brooke Forester (7 February 1717 – 8 July 1774) was the long-serving Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1739 and 1768.
He was the eldest son of William Forester of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire (now Telford) and Catherine daughter and heir of William Brooke of Clerkenwell. Brooke Forester married twice. His first marriage was on 4 May 1734 to Elizabeth daughter and sole heiress of George Weld of Willey Park. Their only surviving son was George Forester.
Brooke Forester's father and grandfather, as well as his brother Cecil Forester and cousin Cecil Forester, later Weld-Forester and Baron Forester all represented Wenlock.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Burkes Peerage (1939 edition).
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by William Forester Samuel Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Wenlock 1739–1768 With: William Forester 1739–41 Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, Bt 1741–44 Isaac Hawkins Browne 1744–54 William Forester 1754–58 George Forester 1758–61 Cecil Forester 1761–68 |
Succeeded by Henry Bridgeman George Forester |
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