BROOKFIELD, FREDERICK MORRIS PRESTON (1825-1906) was born in England, came to New Zealand in the early fifties and shortly afterwards went to Melbourne to study law. He married Maria Drakeford (d. 1902). Admitted to practise in 1855, he was for some years provincial solicitor for Auckland and afterwards crown prosecutor. He represented Onehunga in the Provincial Council (1861-63) and Pensioner Settlements (1870-73), and was on the executive in 1862 and 1869-70. Brookfield afterwards became a judge of the native land court, but resigned to resume practice with his son. He died on 4 Oct 1906.

Auckland P.C. Proc. and Gaz.; N.Z. Herald, 5 Oct 1906.

Reference: Volume 1, page 64

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