William Henry Brouse

William Henry Brouse (June 15, 1824 August 23, 1881) was a Canadian physician and politician.

The Hon.

William Henry Brouse
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Grenville South
In office
1872–1878
Preceded byWalter Shanly
Succeeded byJohn Philip Wiser
Senator for Prescott, Ontario
In office
August 9, 1878  August 23, 1881
Appointed byAlexander Mackenzie
Personal details
Born(1824-06-15)June 15, 1824
Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada
DiedAugust 23, 1881(1881-08-23) (aged 57)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Born in Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada of German ancestry, he attended Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, Canada West in 1839, Victoria College until 1845, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1847 from McGill College.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Ontario riding of Grenville South in the 1872 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1874. He was nominated to the Senate of Canada in 1878 representing the senatorial division of Prescott, Ontario and sat as a Reformer until his death in 1881.

He was the nephew of George Brouse, an Upper Canada MP.

References

  • William Henry Brouse – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "William Henry Brouse". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.


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