Robert Brooke

Robert Brooke, son of Richard Brooke and Ann Hay Taliaferro, born 1761(?), died 27 February 1800, married in 1786, Mary Ritchie, widow of Thomas Hopper, daughter of Archibald Ritchie of Tappahanock, Virginia, and had issue: 1. Richard Brooke, of Richmond, born 14 August 1787 married Selina Daniel Poe The Brooke Family of Virginia by Prof. St. George T. Brooke, Morgantown, West Virginia published in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume I, page 570

Federal Hill ( Originally Published 1932 ) Federal Hill was built by Sir Alexander Spotswood, a colonial governor of Virginia. Tradition says it was constructed for state purposes and by order of Queen Anne. It is a fine example of Queen Anne architecture with a severely plain exterior. The interior contains exquisitely carved wood-work of great dignity, and the stairway is quite unique. There is a record in the Congressional Library which states that "After the Revolutionary War Governor Robert Brook of Virginia bought a house in Fredericksburg and re-named it `Federal Hill' after the Federalist Party of which he was one of the founders." The house stands on the site of the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the remains of trenches are visible across the terrace and lawn. Governor Robert Brooke, son of Richard Brooke and Ann Hay Taliaferro, was a Revolutionary officer, Governor of Virginia in 1792; Attorney General of Virginia in 1797, was named for his paternal grandfather Robert Brooke, Jr. the "Knight of the Golden Horseshoe" per The Brooke Family of Virginia by Prof. St. George Tucker Brooke, Morgantown, West Virginia published in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume I, page 478.

Brooke, Robert (1751–1799) Born in 1751. Governor of Virginia, 1794–96; Virginia state attorney general, 1798. Member, Freemasons. Died February 27, 1799. Burial location unknown. Brooke County, W.Va. is named for him (Political Graveyard) Took these birth/death dates, not the Brooke family information

Robert Brooke (1751–1799), was educated at the University of Edinburgh, practiced law in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, served in the Virginia General Assembly in 1794 and, later that year, was elected the third Governor of Virginia (1794 to 1796) by the General Assembly. He later served as Attorney-General of Virginia (1798–1799).