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| - Franc Sadleir Brereton (31 August 1838 - 4 December 1911) was an army officer, architect and politician. The youngest son of Thomas Brereton of Rathurles, County Tipperary, Ireland and his wife Maria née Sadleir, Following his exit from the army, Brereton married Isabella, daughter of Frederick Beeston, a London architect. They initially lived in Oxted, Surrey, later moving to Catford in the south eastern suburbs of the capital, where he established his own practice as an architect and surveyor. Some details of the family here [1].
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| - Franc Sadleir Brereton (31 August 1838 - 4 December 1911) was an army officer, architect and politician. The youngest son of Thomas Brereton of Rathurles, County Tipperary, Ireland and his wife Maria née Sadleir, In November 1855 Brereton received a commission as an ensign in the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia. He quickly transferred to the regular army, joining the 2nd Battalion, 60th Rifles in December of the same year. In 1857 he sailed with the battalion to South Africa. Following service in India during the sepoy rebellion and in China during the Second Opium War, Brereton resigned his commission in 1865. Following his exit from the army, Brereton married Isabella, daughter of Frederick Beeston, a London architect. They initially lived in Oxted, Surrey, later moving to Catford in the south eastern suburbs of the capital, where he established his own practice as an architect and surveyor. Politically a Conservative, and a strong opponent of Irish Home Rule, when the first London County Council elections were held in January 1889, he was elected to represent Lewisham, taking his seat as a member of the opposition Moderate Party. Brererton served a single three-year term, and did not defend his seat in 1892. Some details of the family here [1].
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