Gerald Hugh Brabazon
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 December 1854, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec | |
| Death | 27 December 1938 (aged 84 years) | |
| Politics: | Conservative Party Of Canada |
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Gerald Hugh Brabazon (December 7, 1854 – December 27, 1938) was a Canadian politician.
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 Canadian House of Commons 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.