Charles Broke Vere
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Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB, KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843), was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.
Broke Vere was the son of Philip Bowes Broke while Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet, was his elder brother. After service during the Battle of Castricum, he fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of Major-General. He also represented East Suffolk in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843. Broke Vere died in April 1843, aged 64.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Henniker Robert Newton Shawe |
Member of Parliament for East Suffolk with The Lord Henniker 1835–1843 |
Succeeded by The Lord Henniker The Lord Rendlesham |
Categories: 1779 births | 1843 deaths | British Army generals | British army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars | British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies | UK MPs 1835-1837 | UK MPs 1837-1841 | UK MPs 1841-1847 | Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath | Knights Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order
