Frederick de St. Croix Brecken (9 December 1828 – 14 October 1903) was a lawyer and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented Charlottetown in the

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from 1873 to 1876 and Queen's County in the

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from 1878 to 1882 and from 1883 to 1884 as a

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member. He was born in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, the son of John Brecken and Margaret Leah de St. Croix. He was educated in Charlottetown and then articled in law with Robert Hodgson, continuing his studied at

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and the

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. On his return, he was called to the bar and set up practice in Charlottetown with

Thomas Heath Haviland Thomas Heath Haviland (13 November 1822 – 11 September 1895) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and father of Canadian Confederation. He was born in, and died in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada ...

. In 1858, Brecken married Helen Leith Boyd Emslie. In 1875, he was named

Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of ...

. He was named attorney general in 1859. When that post became elective in 1863, he ran successfully for a seat in the island's assembly and served in the Executive Council as Attorney General from 1870 to 1872 and 1873 to 1876. He was defeated in the provincial election of 1876. Brecken ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1873. He was defeated for the federal seat by

John Theophilus Jenkins John Theophilus Jenkins (October 12, 1829 – January 17, 1919) was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Charlottetown in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1876 and Queen's Coun ...

in 1882 but was declared elected in 1883 after an appeal. In 1884, he was named postmaster of Charlottetown and continued to serve in that post until his death in Charlottetown in 1903.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brecken, Frederick 1828 births 1903 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Lawyers in Prince Edward Island People from Charlottetown Canadian King's Counsel