James Rooke (British Army officer, died 1805)

For the British Army colonel, see James Rooke.

James Rooke (c. 28 November 1742 4 October 1805),[1][2] was an English general in the British Army, and a politician.

Early life

James Rooke inherited large estates in Monmouthshire from his mother.

Career

Rooke joined the army in 1759, and by 1779 he was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 14th Foot.He became a General in 1802.[3] He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire from 1785 to until his death in 1805.[3]

Personal life

In 1762 his daughter Eleanor married Charles Wyndham (later known as Charles Edwin).[4]

References

  1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/rooke-james-1742-1805
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  3. 1 2 Brooke, John (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke, eds. "ROOKE, James (c.1740-1805), of Ifton and Bigsweir House, Mon.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. Brooke, John (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke, eds. "EDWIN (formerly WYNDHAM), Charles (d.1801), of Llanmihangel Plas and Dunraven Castle, Glam". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Morgan
Viscount Nevill
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1785 1800
With: John Morgan to 1792
Robert Salusbury 1792–96
Charles Gould Morgan from 1796
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1801 1805
With: Charles Gould Morgan
Succeeded by
Charles Gould Morgan
Lord Arthur Somerset


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