Charles Herbert Brereton (January 8, 1845 – September 6, 1908) was an

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medical doctor and political figure. He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1882 to 1886 as a

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member. He was born in West Gwillimbury,

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in 1845, the son of Cloudesley Shovell Brereton who came to

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from

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. He studied at Victoria College in Cobourg and, after completing his studies in medicine, set up practice in

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. He married Eliza L. Proctor in 1876. Brereton was first elected to the provincial assembly in a by-election held after the death of

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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."DIED", The Globe (1844-1936); Sep 9, 1908; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2009) pg. 12

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'' JA GemmillMember's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario''A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ...'' GM Rose (1886)
1845 births 1908 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Politicians from Simcoe County 19th-century Canadian politicians {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub