Charles Herbert Brereton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada
About Charles Herbert Brereton
- Charles Herbert Brereton (January 8, 1845 – September 6, 1908) was an Ontario doctor and political figure.
- He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1882 to 1886 as a Conservative member. He was born in West Gwillimbury, Canada West in 1845, the son of Cloudesley Shovell Brereton who came to Upper Canada from Norfolk, England.
- He studied at Victoria College in Cobourg and, after completing his studies in medicine, set up practice in Bethany.
- He married Eliza L.
- Proctor in 1876.
- Brereton was first elected to the provincial assembly in a by-election held after the death of John Rosevear and was reelected in the general election held in 1883.
- He served as lieutenant in the Durham Field Battery for a number of years.
- Brereton was a member of the local Freemason lodge. He died at his son's home in Saskatchewan in 1908.
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