Gerald Hugh Brabazon
Gerald Hugh Brabazon (7 December 1854 – 27 December 1938) was a Canadian politician.
Gerald Hugh Brabazon | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Murray |
| Succeeded by | George Frederick Hodgins |
| In office 1911–1917 | |
| Preceded by | George Frederick Hodgins |
| Succeeded by | Frank S. Cahill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1854 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | 27 December 1938 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Samuel L. Brabazon and Margaret Clarke both from Ireland, Brabazon was a civil engineer. He mayor of Portage-du-Fort, Quebec for 18 years and Warden of Pontiac County for 12 years. He served under Frederick Dobson Middleton in the North-West Rebellion in 1885, as a first lieutenant in Dennis's Scouts. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in Pontiac in the general elections of 1900 but was elected in 1904. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908 and was elected in 1911.
References
- Gerald Hugh Brabazon – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected 3 November 1904
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