Sir Brooke Boothby, 10th Baronet

Sir Brooke Boothby, 10th Baronet (13 November 1856 – 22 January 1913)^[1] was a British baronet and diplomat.

Born at Welwyn Rectory in Hertfordshire, he was the son of Sir Brooke Boothby, 9th Baronet.^[2] His mother was Martha Serena Boothby, the eldest daughter of Charles, in turn younger son of Sir William Bootby, 7th Baronet.^[2] He succeeded his father as baronet in 1865, aged nine.^[3] Boothby was educated at Harrow School and joined the Diplomatic Service in 1881.^[3] A year later he was advanced to an attaché^[4] and in 1884 was gazetted a third secretary.^[5] Four years thereafter he was promoted to second secretary.^[1]

Boothby was sent as first secretary to Rio de Janeiro in 1898^[6] and was transferred to Tokyo as Secretary of Legion in 1901.^[7] After a year he appointed to the same position at the embassy in Brussels in August 1902,^[8][9] and in 1905 became counsellor of embassy in Vienna.^[10] Boothby was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Chile in 1907,^[11] but did not proceed there to take up the post, owing to the state of his health.^[12]

Boothby died unmarried and childless.^[1] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Charles.^[1]