Arthur Montagu Brookfield
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Arthur Montagu Brookfield (18 March 1853 – 3 March 1940) was a British army officer, diplomat author and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1903.
, curate of St. Luke's, Berwick Street, and Jane Octavia
, daughter of Sir Charles Elton, 6th Baronet. He was educated at Rugby School
and Jesus College, Cambridge
. He served as a Lieutenant in the 13th Hussars in India and retired from the regular army in 1880. He was Colonel commanding the 1st Cinque Ports VRC and was a JP
for Sussex
.
In the 1885 general election, Brookfield was elected Conservative MP
for Rye
. In parliament he was responsible for the Uniforms Act of 1894. During his time in parliament, he commanded a battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Anglo-Boer War.
Brookfield left his parliamentary seat in 1903 to become British Consul at Dansk - then in West Prussia. In 1910 he became British Consul at Savannah, Georgia
, which was a shipping point for the cotton trade between the U.S. and Great Britain.
was an actor playwright and journalist.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1903.
Biography
Brookfield was the son of Rev. William Henry BrookfieldWilliam Henry Brookfield
William Henry Brookfield was an Anglican priest, Inspector of Schools, and chaplain-in-ordinary to Queen Victoria. His son was the playwright Charles Brookfield.-Biography:...
, curate of St. Luke's, Berwick Street, and Jane Octavia
Jane Octavia Brookfield
Jane Octavia Brookfield was a literary hostess and writer, best known for her platonic friendship with William Makepeace Thackeray, and the four indifferent novels she wrote.-Biography:...
, daughter of Sir Charles Elton, 6th Baronet. He was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
. He served as a Lieutenant in the 13th Hussars in India and retired from the regular army in 1880. He was Colonel commanding the 1st Cinque Ports VRC and was a JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.
In the 1885 general election, Brookfield was elected Conservative MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
. In parliament he was responsible for the Uniforms Act of 1894. During his time in parliament, he commanded a battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Anglo-Boer War.
Brookfield left his parliamentary seat in 1903 to become British Consul at Dansk - then in West Prussia. In 1910 he became British Consul at Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, which was a shipping point for the cotton trade between the U.S. and Great Britain.
Family
Brookfield married in 1877 Olive Harriet Hamilton, daughter of James Murray Hamilton of Preston, N.B. and of Buffalo, U.S.A. His brother Charles BrookfieldCharles Brookfield
Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield was a British actor, author, playwright and journalist, including for The Saturday Review. His most famous work for the theatre was The Belle of Mayfair ....
was an actor playwright and journalist.