Brooke Claxton

Brooke Claxton
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
Born
Brian Brooke Claxton

(1898-08-23)23 August 1898
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died6 June 1960(1960-06-06) (aged 61)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelationsAndrew Leslie (grandson)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service1914-1918
RankBattery Sergeant-Major
Unit10th Canadian Siege Battery
AwardsDistinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

Brian Brooke Claxton PC DCM QC[1] (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.

  1. ^ "Brian Brooke Claxton - The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2021.