Charles Broke Vere

Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843),[1] né Broke, was a British soldier[2] and Conservative Member of Parliament.

[1] After service during the Battle of Castricum, Broke fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of Major-General.

[4] In 1825, upon Wellington's recommendation, he was appointed aide-de-camp to King William IV, a post he held for twelve years.

[1] He also represented East Suffolk in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843.

[5] Broke Vere died in April 1843, at the age of 64.