William Henry Brouse

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The Hon. William Henry BrouseCredit:  Topley Studio / Library and Archives Canada / PA-033552
The Hon. William Henry Brouse
Credit: Topley Studio / Library and Archives Canada / PA-033552

William Henry Brouse (15 June 182423 August 1881) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada of German ancestry, he attended Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, Canada West in 1839, Victoria College until 1845, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1847 from McGill College.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Ontario riding of Grenville South in the 1872 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1874. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1878 representing the senatorial division of Prescott, Ontario and sat as a Reformer until his death in 1881.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Walter Shanly
Member of Parliament for Grenville South
1872–1878
Succeeded by
John Philip Wiser