Robert Brooke (Virginia governor)

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Robert Brooke
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 (1751) Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	February 27, 1800 (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.^[1]