Sir Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet PC (Ire) (1726 – 7 March 1785)[1] was an Irish baronet and politician.
He was the son of Henry Brooke and his wife Lettice Burton, daughter of Benjamin Burton.[2] Brooke was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1746.[3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Fermanagh in 1752,[4] and became later Governor of County Fermanagh.[3] In 1761, Brooke was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Fermanagh, a seat he held until 1783.[5] Subsequently he represented Maryborough until his death in 1785.[5] On 3 January 1764, he was created a Baronet, of Colebrooke, in the County of Fermanagh[6] and on 15 May 1770, he was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland.[7]
On 6 August 1751, he married firstly Margaret Fortescue, daughter of Thomas Fortescue.[8] She died in 1756, and Brooke married secondly Elizabeth Foorde at The Palace in Clogher on 21 September 1775.[3] By his first wife, he had two daughters and two sons.[3] Brooke died on Sackville Street (Dublin).[3] His sons having predeceased him, the baronetcy became extinct.[1]
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicholas Archdall Henry Brooke |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh 1761 – 1783 With: Mervyn Archdall |
Succeeded by Mervyn Archdall Arthur Cole-Hamilton |
| Preceded by Sir John Parnell, 2nd Bt Charles Henry Coote |
Member of Parliament for Maryborough 1783 – 1785 With: Charles Henry Coote |
Succeeded by Frederick Trench Charles Henry Coote |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Colebrooke) 1770 – 1785 |
Extinct |