Charles Broke Vere

Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843),[1] né Broke, was a British soldier[2] and Conservative Member of Parliament.[3]

Portrait by William Salter

Life

He was the son of Philip Bowes Broke and the younger brother of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet.[1] After service during the Battle of Castricum, Broke fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of Major-General. For his gallantry at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 he was awarded the Russian Order of St. Vladimir and the Dutch Order of Wilhelm.[4] In 1822 he took the surname of Vere in addition to Broke[4] then in 1825, upon Wellington's recommendation, he was then appointed aide-de-camp to King William IV, a post he held for twelve years.[1] He also represented East Suffolk in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843.[5] Broke Vere died in April 1843, at the age of 64.

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References

"Vere, Charles Broke" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
The sale of his medals Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2009
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Broke Vere
Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 34.
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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[dnb-1] "Vere, Charles Broke" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[2] The sale of his medals Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2009

[3] Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Broke Vere

[Dalton-4] Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 34.

[5] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs