William Henry Brouse

The Hon. William Henry Brouse
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grenville South
In office 1872–1878
Preceded by	Walter Shanly
Succeeded by	John Philip Wiser
Senator for Prescott, Ontario
In office August 9, 1878 – August 23, 1881
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Personal details
Born	(1824-06-15)June 15, 1824 Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada
Died	Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	Liberal

William Henry Brouse (June 15, 1824 – August 23, 1881) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Matilda Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada of German ancestry, he attended Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, Canada West in 1839, Victoria College until 1845, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1847 from McGill College.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Ontario riding of Grenville South in the 1872 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1874. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1878 representing the senatorial division of Prescott, Ontario and sat as a Reformer until his death in 1881.

He was the nephew of George Brouse, an Upper Canada MP.

References

• William Henry Brouse – Parliament of Canada biography