Charles Broke Vere

Portrait by William Salter

Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843) was a British soldier^[1] and Conservative Member of Parliament.^[2]

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.^[3] Broke Vere died in April 1843, aged 64.

References

1. ^ The sale of his medals, accessed August 2009
2. ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Broke Vere
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Vere

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Henniker Robert Newton Shawe	Member of Parliament for East Suffolk 1835 – 1843 With: The Lord Henniker	Succeeded by The Lord Henniker The Lord Rendlesham

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Name	Broke Vere, Charles
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Date of birth	21 February 1779
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Date of death	1 April 1843
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