Brooke Claxton

The Honourable
Brooke Claxton
PC DCM QC
Minister of National Defence
In office
12 December 1946 – 30 June 1954
Prime MinisterW. L. Mackenzie King
Louis St. Laurent
Preceded byDouglas Abbott
Succeeded byRalph Campney
Minister of National Health and Welfare
In office
18 October 1944 – 11 December 1946
Prime MinisterW. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded byIan Alistair Mackenzie
Succeeded byPaul Martin, Sr.
Member of Parliament
for St. Lawrence--St. George
In office
26 March 1940 – 31 July 1954
Preceded byCharles Cahan
Succeeded byClaude Richardson
Personal details
BornBrian Brooke Claxton
(1898-08-23)23 August 1898
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died6 June 1960(1960-06-06) (aged 61)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
RelationsAndrew Leslie (grandson)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceCanada
BranchCanadian Expeditionary Force
Service years1914–1918
RankBattery Sergeant-Major
Unit10th Canadian Siege Battery
Conflict
AwardsDistinguished Conduct Medal
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Brian Brooke Claxton PC DCM QC (23 August 1898 – 13 June 1960) was a Canadian veteran of World War I, federal Minister of National Health and Welfare and Minister of National Defence.

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