Thomas Brooke (priest) explained

Thomas Brooke (4 June 1684 – 17 August 1757) was an English Anglican priest, most notably Dean of Chester^[1] from 1732 until his death.^[2]

Brooke was born in Brereton, Cheshire and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.^[3] He held livings at Winslow, Nantwich and Dodleston.

Notes and References

1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol3/pp188-195 British History on-line
2. "The history of the county palatine of Chester" Hanshall, J. H p101: Self published, Chester, 1823
3. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]