Brookes Baronets
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The Brookes Baronetcy, of York in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 June 1676 for John Brookes, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Boroughbridge
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1770.
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 Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons....
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1770.
Brookes Baronets, of York (1676)
- Sir John Brookes, 1st Baronet (d. 1691)
- Sir James Brookes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1675–1742)
- Sir Job Brookes, 3rd Baronet (d. 1770)