Gerald Hugh Brabazon | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac |
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In office 1904–1908 |
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Preceded by | Thomas Murray |
Succeeded by | George Frederick Hodgins |
In office 1911–1917 |
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Preceded by | George Frederick Hodgins |
Succeeded by | Frank S. Cahill |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montreal, Quebec |
December 7, 1854
Died | December 27, 1938 | (aged 84)
Political party | Conservative |
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.