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Francis T. Brooke | |
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| 4th Chief Justice of Virginia | |
| In office 1823 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | William Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. |
| Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Essex County district | |
| In office November 11, 1794 – November 8, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | George Williams Smith |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey B. Brooke |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Madison and Orange Counties district | |
| In office July 3, 1799 – December 3, 1804 | |
| Preceded by | French Strother |
| Succeeded by | Robert Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1763 Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Died | March 3, 1851 (aged 87) Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Randolph Spotswood, Mary Champe Carter |
| Relatives | Robert Brooke (brother) Dabney Herndon Maury (cousin) |
| Profession | Lawyer, soldier, politician, judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaVirginia |
| Branch/service |  Virginia Militia |
| Years of service | 1776-1810 |
| Rank | lieutenant, major, colonel, brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Francis Taliaferro Brooke (August 27, 1763 – March 3, 1851) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, politician and judge. He served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly before fellow legislators elected him to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (which later became the Supreme Court of Virginia), where he served decades and became that body's fourth President (now called Chief Justice).