With tusk of an elephant shot in the Biligirirangans on 30th July 1863 along with Col. Douglas Hamilton.[2] It has been considered the largest elephant ever shot in India.[3][4]
Brooke was born at Colebrooke Estate, County Fermanagh, the son of Sir Arthur Brooke, 2nd Baronet, an Ulsteraristocrat and his wife Julia Henrietta née Anson in the north of Ireland and succeeded to his title and the Colebrooke Estate in 1854. His mother had been maid of honour to the Queen who acted as his Godmother. At the age of ten, his father died and he was taken care of by his uncle George Brooke. The estate was stocked with fallow deer and Brooke added Irish red[5] and Japanese deer in 1870. He took to sport shooting at an early age and trained in horsemanship under Jim Mason. Along with his brother Harry he often went to Castle Caldwell, belonging to a cousin, John Bloomfield, for game shooting. He studied at Harrow and then traveled abroad, being a keen sportsman who enjoyed big game hunting. His hunting trips took him into the Pyrenees, the middle-east, and India.[6] He was in touch with naturalists from around the world and was a Fellow of the Zoological Society. William Flower was first introduced to him in India by Edward Blyth in 1870 and wrote on Brooke's contributions to natural history. Brooke attended the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Dublin in 1878.[7]
Brooke married Alice Sophia, daughter of Sir Alan Edward Bellingham, 3rd Baronet, who he met at a party, in 1864. After their marriage they settled at a villa in Pau, France, where they had at least six children. The youngest was Alan - later Field MarshalThe 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. Another son served in India as a military secretary to the Earl of Minto, Victor Reginald Brooke (1873-1914) and took a keen interest in hunting.[12] One grandson was The 1st Viscount Brookeborough, the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
Brooke died of pneumonia in Pau in November 1891, aged 48, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Arthur. Lady Brooke died in July 1920.
References
^Stephen, Oscar Leslie (1894). Sir Victor Brooke, sportsman & naturalist: a memoir of his life and extracts from his letters and journals. London: John Murray. p. 25.
^Casserly, Gordon (1924). "Where Do Wild Elephants Die?". Journal of Mammalogy. 5 (2): 113–116. doi:10.2307/1373614. ISSN 0022-2372. JSTOR 1373614.
^Sanderson, G.P. (1879). Thirteen years among the wild beasts of India (2 ed.). London: W.H. Allen & Co. pp. 237–239.
^Hamilton, Douglas (1892). Records of sport in southern India, chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney mountains, also including notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, from journals written between 1844 and 1870. R. H. Porter. pp. 158–160.
^Scharff, R. F. (1918). "The Irish Red Deer". The Irish Naturalist. 27 (10/11): 133–139. ISSN 2009-2598. JSTOR 25524775.
^Searle, Adam (2021). "Hunting ghosts: on spectacles of spectrality and the trophy animal". Cultural Geographies. 28 (3): 513–530. doi:10.1177/1474474020987250. ISSN 1474-4740. S2CID 234121294.
^Brooke, Victor (1871). "On Speke's Antelope and the allied species of the genus Tragelaphus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 482–489.
^L., R. (1901). "The Book of Antelopes". Nature. 63 (1639): 509–510. doi:10.1038/063509a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 40791593.
^Rookmaaker, Kees (30 October 2021). "Early photographs of the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in the wild". Pachyderm. 62: 98–104. ISSN 1026-2881.
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Sir Victor Alexander Brooke 3rd Baronet 5 January 1843 23 November 1891 1 was an Anglo Irish sportsman naturalist and baronet He was the father of Field Marshal The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke and grandfather of The 1st Viscount Brookeborough Prime Minister of Northern Ireland He shot and collected game trophies from around the world took a special interest in deer and antelope species and published the first scientific description of the Persian fallow deer as a new species in 1875 Contents 1 Life 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksLife Edit With tusk of an elephant shot in the Biligirirangans on 30th July 1863 along with Col Douglas Hamilton 2 It has been considered the largest elephant ever shot in India 3 4 Brooke was born at Colebrooke Estate County Fermanagh the son of Sir Arthur Brooke 2nd Baronet an Ulster aristocrat and his wife Julia Henrietta nee Anson in the north of Ireland and succeeded to his title and the Colebrooke Estate in 1854 His mother had been maid of honour to the Queen who acted as his Godmother At the age of ten his father died and he was taken care of by his uncle George Brooke The estate was stocked with fallow deer and Brooke added Irish red 5 and Japanese deer in 1870 He took to sport shooting at an early age and trained in horsemanship under Jim Mason Along with his brother Harry he often went to Castle Caldwell belonging to a cousin John Bloomfield for game shooting He studied at Harrow and then traveled abroad being a keen sportsman who enjoyed big game hunting His hunting trips took him into the Pyrenees the middle east and India 6 He was in touch with naturalists from around the world and was a Fellow of the Zoological Society William Flower was first introduced to him in India by Edward Blyth in 1870 and wrote on Brooke s contributions to natural history Brooke attended the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Dublin in 1878 7 Brooke described the Persian fallow deer in 1875 as a new species 8 Brooke s proposed work on antelopes remained unfinished at his death The plates by Joseph Smit and Joseph Wolf were later reused in Philip Sclater and Oldfield Thomas s The Book of Antelopes 1894 1900 9 10 11 He was a magistrate deputy lieutenant and Sheriff of Fermanagh Personal life EditBrooke married Alice Sophia daughter of Sir Alan Edward Bellingham 3rd Baronet who he met at a party in 1864 After their marriage they settled at a villa in Pau France where they had at least six children The youngest was Alan later Field Marshal The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke Another son served in India as a military secretary to the Earl of Minto Victor Reginald Brooke 1873 1914 and took a keen interest in hunting 12 One grandson was The 1st Viscount Brookeborough the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brooke died of pneumonia in Pau in November 1891 aged 48 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Arthur Lady Brooke died in July 1920 References Edit Stephen Oscar Leslie 1894 Sir Victor Brooke sportsman amp naturalist a memoir of his life and extracts from his letters and journals London John Murray p 25 Casserly Gordon 1924 Where Do Wild Elephants Die Journal of Mammalogy 5 2 113 116 doi 10 2307 1373614 ISSN 0022 2372 JSTOR 1373614 Sanderson G P 1879 Thirteen years among the wild beasts of India 2 ed London W H Allen amp Co pp 237 239 Hamilton Douglas 1892 Records of sport in southern India chiefly on the Annamullay Nielgherry and Pulney mountains also including notes on Singapore Java and Labuan from journals written between 1844 and 1870 R H Porter pp 158 160 Scharff R F 1918 The Irish Red Deer The Irish Naturalist 27 10 11 133 139 ISSN 2009 2598 JSTOR 25524775 Searle Adam 2021 Hunting ghosts on spectacles of spectrality and the trophy animal Cultural Geographies 28 3 513 530 doi 10 1177 1474474020987250 ISSN 1474 4740 S2CID 234121294 Stephen O L 1894 30 Brooke V 1875 On a new Species of Deer from Mesopotamia Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 261 266 Brooke Victor 1871 On Speke s Antelope and the allied species of the genus Tragelaphus Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 482 489 Stephen O L 1894 30 32 L R 1901 The Book of Antelopes Nature 63 1639 509 510 doi 10 1038 063509a0 ISSN 0028 0836 S2CID 40791593 Rookmaaker Kees 30 October 2021 Early photographs of the greater one horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis in the wild Pachyderm 62 98 104 ISSN 1026 2881 External links Editwww thepeerage com Leigh Rayment s list of baronetsBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byArthur Brinsley Brooke Baronet of Colebrooke 1854 1891 Succeeded byArthur Douglas Brooke This article about a British scientist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Brooke amp oldid 1136165329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
