Robert Spotswood Brooke
BIRTH 5 Sep 1800
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 14 May 1851 (aged 50)
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Trinity Episcopal Churchyard
Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA
Born in Virginia, Robert S. Brooke was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Oct. 1, 1816, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Ordnance duty, July 1, 1820, to Dec. 1, 1820.
Military Promotions
3d Lieut., Ordnance, July 1, 1820
Resigned, Dec. 1, 1820
Civil History - Counselor at Law, Staunton, Va., 1824-40, and Planter, 1831-40. Adjutant, Captain, and Brigade Inspector, Virginia Militia, 1824-32. member of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, 1832, 1835, 1836, 1842, and 1843. Director of the Western Lunatic Asylum, Va., 1831-1851. Died, may 14, 1851, at Staunton, Va.; Aged 51
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