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George Henry Rooke, D.D. (3 August 1702 – 7 February 1754) was an English priest and academic in the eighteenth century.

Rooke was born in Carlisle. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1725 and MA in 1728. He became Fellow of Christ's in 1727; and was Master from 1745 until his death. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1745 to 1746. He held livings in Cambridge, Great Eversden, Little Abington, Foxton, Hadstock and Great Horkesley.

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  1. 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, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1209-1751 Vol. iii. Kaile – Ryves, (1924) p484
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