William Henry Brookfield (31 August 1809 – 12 July 1874) was an Anglican priest, Inspector of Schools, and chaplain-in-ordinary to Queen Victoria.

[1] In 1841 he married Jane Octavia, the eighth and youngest daughter of Sir Charles Elton of Clevedon Court, Somerset.

He held the post for seventeen years, during part of which time he was morning preacher at Berkeley Chapel, Mayfair.

One son, Arthur Montagu Brookfield was an army officer, Member of Parliament, Diplomat and author.

He was described by his friend Thackeray as Frank Whitestock in the Curate's Walk, and Lord Tennyson contributes a sonnet to his memory in the Memoir.

In the same memoir, written by his old pupil and friend Lord Lyttelton, will be found letters from Thomas Carlyle, Sir Henry Taylor, Alexander William Kinglake, James Spedding, and others.