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

Broke Vere was the son of Philip Bowes Broke while Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet, was his elder brother. After service during the Battle of Castricum, he fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of Major-General. He also represented East Suffolk in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843. Broke Vere died in April 1843, aged 64.

References

• "Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs".
• The sale of his medals