The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-09
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Mr.. Robert Thomas Brooke, 4
Veteran 81 Civil War and
Son of Famous Ancestors.
ONCE PROMINENT E: n MERCHANT I 4 i
His Grandfather Was Governor
Il 81 Virginiiia Under r,'l.sl.. Wash Wash
ington's dr1inistration.

ss59 In 4. the death of Mr.. Ro bert Thomas
Brooke on Monday last Richmond lost
a citizen whose ncestry lie and char
tacteristics were such as to call 'for more
than brief obituary. He was born IN
Hanover county August 81, q 1920, the son
Of Richard Brooke and Selma Daniel Poe.
Richard Brooke was a merchant OF this
city and the captain OF one Eof is two
military companie s, III the Rangers (the
other being the Light infantry Blues
which paraded in honor Of II La FayetteS
when he visited Richmond In 1925. Cap
tain Richard Brooke's father was Robert
Brooke. his mother, Mary Anne Richie
q sister Of Thomas Richie II Of the Rich
mond Enquirer. This Robert Brooke was
Governor OF u Virginia during Washin g.
toms administration and later "a ttorney-S
General OF Virginia. He was also grand
master OF the & Grand Lodge Of II basons
81 Virginia, succee ding ] ohm Marshal in
this office as he did General Henry Lee
In the goyernorship .5 s 8 sssi
8iiS Mr.. Re bert 7. Brooke entered bushes
at the age OF sixteen, with the ncern
OF James Brot hers, & a. strong one in those
days and he has been identified with the
commercial life Of Richmond for seventy
years, almost without break, 81 q was
a member Of the r edmond Light Z M NJ
fantry Blues, and an officer tof the Con
federate service during the entire war.
all Of his sons being In the field. x General
Robert %. Lee was par excellence his
great man. 30 E{5S
He was a mem Der Of the First Pres a
.byterian Church, OF this city, for alH l11t
seven ~ years, and one OF . Is ruling ED
Eers for more than forty years. Though
iloyal to his church. he was broad In his
views and conduct towards he y othert
religious denomna tons, attending other
churches almost us regular II as ne u did
his own. eEwas warmly alta ched to
several Of the later espe e l'1l
Or. Cooper, Of the First Baptist. and Dr.
Carmichael, Of st. Paul s. Among his,
close friends {ot the people Of e pa day.
we're numbered Mr.. David Il CurAe, Dr.
William P. Palmer and Mr. Lewis 81 'i inter-
Mr.. Brooke was twice married, and Is
survived by children and grandchlld re ~
Though nearing eighty-six years OF age
when taken sick on JuneE aoth last he was
still engaged in active buslnes pursuits y
being treasurer OF the Virginia Historical!
society and secretary and treasurer o. o.
the Hollywood Cemetery COMPANY :! q; J, !.
Re there was one predominatlng trait In
hia character, 1t was his devotion to the
church Of Christ Ills deligh was IN the. the,
law Of the Lord, He Ssough the services
IN His temples and found his most con- NJ
genial fellowship among those who are
ever working as we'll as praying for; the.
coming OF His kingdom. He bore to the
end the record Of u a stainless llfe, not
reaching out tier the so--.called prizes q
prominence, but going his way N con
tentment; and peace with his neighpor'
Ne has been called higher to the city
whose builder and maker Is God. b
The Il funeral OF Mr.. Brooke Will take
Mace from the First Prespyt Church
at S q clock this afternoon.