Roger Brereton was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611 Brereton the third son of Owen Brereton of Borras near Gresford, Denbighshire. He sat on the bench as

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

for Flintshire from 1582 to 1617 and for Shropshire from 1598 to at least 1604. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Flintshire This is a list of High Sheriffs of Flintshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly, the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county, but over the centuries most of the responsibilit ...

for 1591–92. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament for Flint.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Brereton possibly married Katherine Fulleshurst, widow of Edward Fulleshurst and daughter of Sir William. Brereton of Brereton, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland by his second wife.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales People from Flint, Flintshire 17th-century Welsh politicians High Sheriffs of Flintshire English MPs 1604–1611 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub