Thomas Brooke (priest)
Thomas Brooke (4 June 1684 – 17 August 1757) was an English Anglican priest, most notably Dean of Chester[1] from 1732 until his death.[2]
Brooke was born in Brereton, Cheshire and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[3] He held livings at Winslow, Nantwich and Dodleston.
Notes[edit]
- ^ British History on-line
- ^ "The history of the county palatine of Chester" Hanshall, J. H p101: Self published, Chester, 1823
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. Earliest times to 1752 Vol. i Abbas – Cutts, (1922) p228