Robert Brooke (Virginia governor)
Robert Brooke | |
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| 10th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office December 1, 1794 – December 1, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lee III |
| Succeeded by | James Wood |
| Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office 1796 – February 27, 1800 | |
| Preceded by | John Whitaker Willis |
| Succeeded by | Philip Norborne Nicholas |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Spotsylvania County | |
| In office October 17, 1791 – November 30, 1794 Serving with Francis Thornton, John T. Brooke, John W. Willis | |
| Preceded by | John Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Mann Page |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1751 Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | (aged about 49) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Ritchie Hopper |
| Children | Richard Brooke |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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Robert Brooke (c. 1751 – February 27, 1800) was a Virginia planter, soldier, lawyer, and politician who served as the tenth Governor of Virginia as well as in the Virginia House of Delegates, and as Attorney General of Virginia at the time of his death.