Family and Education
b. by 1474, 4th s. of Thomas Broke of Leighton Cheshire by da. of one Venables (or da. and h. of John Parker). educ. M. Temple. m. Anne, da. of William Ledes of Suss., 10s. 10da. Kntd. ?29 Apr. 1520.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 51; Ormerod, Cheshire, iii(1), 454; Suss. Arch. Colls. liv. 54; Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 292; DNB; PCC 3 Jankyn, 1 Populwell.
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Lent reader, M. Temple bef. 1502, Autumn 1510.Dugdale, Origines Juridiciales, 215.

J.p. Suss. 1500 – 09, Essex, Hunts. 1520 – d., Mdx., Surr. 1522 – d., Beds., Bucks., Cambs., Norf., Suff. 1524 – d.; under sheriff, London 18 Mar. 1502 – 3 Sept. 1510, recorder 9 July 1510 – 2 May 1520; serjeant at-law Nov. 1510 – Apr. 1520; commr. subsidy, London 1512, 1514, 1515, Surr. 1523, 1524; justice of assize, Norf. by 1519–?d.; j.c.p. 29 Apr. 1520 – d.; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlt. of 1523, chief baron of the Exchequer 24 Jan. 1526–d.CPR, 1494–1509, p. 622; LP Hen. VIII, i-iv; City of London RO, jnl. 10, f. 246; rep. 4, f. 52; Dugdale, Chronica Series, 79, 80; Statutes, iii. 83, 118, 172; LJ, i. p. lxxvi.

Main residence: London.
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Commons 1509-1558
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BROKE, Richard (by 1474-1529)

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Oxford 1644
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