Charles Broke Vere
Portrait by William Salter
Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843)[1] was a British soldier[2] and Conservative Member of Parliament.[3]
Broke Vere was the son of Philip Bowes Broke, and Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet, was his elder brother.[1] 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. In 1825, upon Wellington's recommendation, he was appointed aide-de-camp to the king, a post he held for twelve years.[1] He also represented East Suffolk in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843.[4] Broke Vere died in April 1843, aged 64.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
"Vere, Charles Broke". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. - ↑ The sale of his medals, accessed August 2009
- ↑ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Broke Vere
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Vere
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Member of Parliament for East Suffolk 1835 – 1843 With: The Lord Henniker |
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