Roger Brereton was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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from 1604 to 1611 Brereton the third son of Owen Brereton of Borras near Gresford, Denbighshire. He sat on the bench as Justice of the Peace for Flintshire from 1582 to 1617 and for Shropshire from 1598 to at least 1604. He was appointed

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for 1591–92. In 1604, he was elected

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for

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.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Brereton possibly married Katherine Fulleshurst, widow of Edward Fulleshurst and daughter of Sir William. Brereton of Brereton, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland by his second wife.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales People from Flint, Flintshire 17th-century Welsh politicians High Sheriffs of Flintshire English MPs 1604–1611 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub