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.

Early life

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.^[1]

Career

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.^[1]

Personal life

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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Namier, Sir Lewis. "FORESTER, Brooke (1717-71), of Dothill Park and Willey Park, Salop". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

Parliament of Great Britain
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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[BFhop-1] Namier, Sir Lewis. "FORESTER, Brooke (1717-71), of Dothill Park and Willey Park, Salop". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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