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href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#BRICE">BRICE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brizendine-brocato.html#BROCE">BROCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#BROSEY">BROSEY</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#BROSIO">BROSIO</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brouillard-browman.html#BROUSSEAU">BROUSSEAU</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#BRUCH">BRUCH</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#BRUCIA">BRUCIA</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#BRUDENELL-BRUCE">BRUDENELL-BRUCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#BRULE">BRULE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruns-bruyn.html#BRUSIE">BRUSIE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruns-bruyn.html#BRUSSEAU">BRUSSEAU</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#BRYCE">BRYCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bunnel-burbridge.html#BURCE">BURCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#DRUCE">DRUCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laas-laceille.html#LABRUCE">LABRUCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ohare-oke.html#OHARA-BRUCE">OHARA-BRUCE</a>. </td></tr></table> <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> BRUCE: See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#129.61.83">Horace Bemis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#861.34.76">William Wallace Chace</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crane.html#338.80.11">Richard Crane</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#841.38.35">Joseph Cresap</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dowd-dowlin.html#408.52.80">Clement Dowd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gareche-garlak.html#559.91.94">George Hamilton Garfield</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harriman.html#684.30.63">Pamela Harriman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkinson-jenning.html#616.28.08">Charles Francis Jenney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#326.91.54">Fred Saugrain LeBlanc, Sr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#406.79.62">Paul Melton Lindberg</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lord.html#619.16.17">John Hayes Lord</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#729.08.91">William Bruce MacMaster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mansfield.html#370.81.95">Joseph Jefferson Mansfield</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#702.77.78">Richard Nicolls</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ohare-oke.html#510.88.12">Sharon O'Hara-Bruce</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/page.html#493.65.78">Thomas Nelson Page</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanborn.html#979.84.46">Walter Henry Sanborn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/secrest-seel.html#319.48.64">James Alexander Seddon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#614.25.41">Clarence W. Smith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upton.html#069.20.57">George Bruce Upton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams9.html#206.00.26">Willie Bruce Williams</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yates.html#670.63.80">Harry Clifton Yates</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="122.55.63">Bruce, A.</a> — of Elko, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/EL-lived.html">Elko County</a>, Nev. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/NV.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="476.23.11">Bruce, Alexander</a> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 9th District, 1890. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="767.48.27">Bruce, Alexander Bern</a> (b. 1853) — also known as Alexander B. Bruce — of Lawrence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, Mass. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/09-15.html">September 15, 1853</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">Merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/manufacturing.html">manufacturer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/lawrence.html">mayor of Lawrence, Mass.</a>, 1886-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/MA.html">1892</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Massachusetts</a>, 1898; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> 5th District, 1904. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/09-24.html">September 24, 1870</a>, to Mary Mitchell.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="447.04.60">Bruce, Almon G.</a> — of Albion, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/albion.html">Mayor of Albion, Mich.</a>, 1898. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="476.69.05">Bruce, Andrew A.</a> — of Grand Forks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/GF-lived.html">Grand Forks County</a>, N.Dak. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/spju.html">Justice of North Dakota state supreme court</a>, 1911; appointed 1911. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bruce, Arthur See <a href="#227.10.26">C. Arthur Bruce</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="101.35.86">Bruce, Benjamin F.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Madison County 2nd District, 1867. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="188.99.38">Bruce, Beverly</a> — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/pr2012-election.html">2012</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#902.25.17">Mitt Romney</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#741.50.08">Paul Ryan</a>). Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3GQFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA306-IA1"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/856/30.92.jpg" width=70 height=90 border=0 alt="Blanche K. Bruce"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="856.30.92">Bruce, Blanche Kelso</a> (1841-1898) — also known as Blanche K. Bruce — of Floreyville (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ZZ-lived.html">unknown county</a>), Miss. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-slavery.html">slavery</a> near Farmville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PE-born.html">Prince Edward County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/03-01.html">March 1, 1841</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">planter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/BO-officials.html">Bolivar County Sheriff and Tax Collector</a>, 1872-75; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Mississippi</a>, 1875-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/MS.html">1880</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1884/MS.html">1884</a>; Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds, 1891-93. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-17.html">March 17, 1898</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 16 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html#cms02413">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Washington, D.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The Blanche K. Bruce <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-misc.html">Foundation</a> (supporitng arts and high-risk youth) is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000968">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401920">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/779/000120419">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="227.10.26">Bruce, C. Arthur</a> — of Memphis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SH-lived.html">Shelby County</a>, Tenn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Tennessee</a>, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/TN.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/TN.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/TN.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/TN.html">1952</a> (alternate). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="337.83.83">Bruce, Charles</a> — of Darlington Court House (now Darlington), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/DA-lived.html">Darlington County</a>, S.C. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/darlington.html#3">Darlington Court House, S.C.</a>, 1809-10. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="562.16.09">Bruce, Charles</a> — of Everett, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/MA.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="401.35.30">Bruce, Charles Harris</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TR-lived.html">Troup County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from Troup County, 1939-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="318.71.39">Bruce, Charlotte</a> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/MI.html">1984</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="910.27.33">Bruce, Clarence W.</a> — of Smithville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/LW-lived.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ark. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/AR.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="044.00.06">Bruce, Colin Stirling</a> (b. 1965) — Born in Urbana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CH-born.html">Champaign County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/index.html">1965</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois</a>, 2013-. Still living as of 2017. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3490&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/bruce-colin-stirling">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="964.98.68">Bruce, D. G.</a> — of Cheyenne Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/FR-lived.html">Fall River County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 44th District, 1897-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="675.29.04">Bruce, Daniel C.</a> — of Cumberland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AL-lived.html">Allegany County</a>, Md. Born in Maryland. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/cumberland.html#3">U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at Cumberland, Maryland</a>, 1879. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="232.54.53">Bruce, Danny Monroe</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/SP-lived.html">Spartanburg County</a>, S.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">South Carolina state house of representatives</a> 38th District, 1980-82. Still living as of 1982. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="943.43.42">Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este</a> (1898-1977) — also known as David K. E. Bruce — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md.; Charlotte Court House, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CH-lived.html">Charlotte County</a>, Va.; Elkridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HO-lived.html">Howard County</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-born.html">Baltimore</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/02-12.html">February 12, 1898</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a>, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-consuls.html ">Rome</a>, as of 1926; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/VA.html">1940</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-diplomats.html ">France</a>, 1949-52; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-diplomats.html ">Germany</a>, 1957-59; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UK-diplomats.html ">Great Britain</a>, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-diplomats.html ">China</a>, 1973-74. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1976. Died, as a result of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Georgetown University <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/12-05.html">December 5, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 296 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html#cms00803">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Washington, D.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#513.11.68">William Cabell Bruce</a> and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother of <a href="#849.27.68">James Bruce</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/05-29.html">May 29, 1926</a>, to Ailsa Mellon (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mellette-memorial.html#759.68.23">Andrew William Mellon</a>); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/04-23.html">April 23, 1945</a>, to Evangeline Bell; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/secrest-seel.html#319.48.64">James Alexander Seddon</a>; first cousin of <a href="#698.40.26">Howard Bruce</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13882.html">Bruce-Mellon family</a> of Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David K. E. Bruce">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bruce-david-kirkpatrick-este ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/115/000057941">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7051064">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="888.43.66">Bruce, Don</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/DC.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="920.25.46">Bruce, Donald Cogley</a> (1921-1969) — also known as Donald C. Bruce — of Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ind. Born in Troutville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CL-born.html">Clearfield County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/04-27.html">April 27, 1921</a>. Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/radiotv.html">radio station</a> WIRE, Indianapolis; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a> 11th District, 1961-65; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Indiana</a>, 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964. Died, apparently from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Round Hill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LO-died.html">Loudoun County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/08-31.html">August 31, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/48.html">48 years, 126 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LO-buried.html#cms02921">Ebenezer Cemetery</a>, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Rev. W. H. Bruce and May Belle (Stewart) Bruce; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/06-09.html">June 9, 1944</a>, to Hope Mitchell.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000969">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401921">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bruce, Duane See <a href="#368.92.35">H. Duane Bruce</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="651.60.59">Bruce, Dwight H.</a> — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/syracuse.html#3">Syracuse, N.Y.</a>, 1871-75, 1897-1908. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="453.40.88">Bruce, Edward Bright</a> (1879-1943) — also known as Edward Bruce — Born in Dover Plains, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-born.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/04-13.html">April 13, 1879</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/artist.html">artist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lobbyist.html">lobbyist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">arts administrator</a>; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43. Died in Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/01-26.html">January 26, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 288 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SA-buried.html#cms03276">Santa Barbara Cemetery</a>, Santa Barbara, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/">1909</a> to Margaret Stow.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward Bruce (New Deal)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/86655171">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.cfa.gov/about-cfa/who-we-are/edward-bruce">U.S. Commission of Fine Arts</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="716.46.75">Bruce, Eli Metcalfe</a> (1828-1866) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/NI-lived.html">Nicholas County</a>, Ky. Born near Flemingsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FE-born.html">Fleming County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/02-22.html">February 22, 1828</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/seccn.html">Delegate to Kentucky secession convention</a>, 1861; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ccrep.html">Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress</a>, 1862-65. Died suddenly, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart disease</a>, at the Southern <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">Hotel</a>, New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/12-15.html">December 15, 1866</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/38.html">38 years, 296 days</a>). Original interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/KE-buried.html#cms00443">Linden Grove Cemetery</a>, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/KE-buried.html#cms01782">Highland Cemetery</a>, Fort Mitchell, Ky. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="660.63.18">Bruce, Ethan</a> — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/pr2016-election.html">2016</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#645.25.61">Jill Stein</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#810.36.28">Ajamu Baraka</a>). Still living as of 2016. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="851.04.50">Bruce, George</a> — of Darlington Court House (now Darlington), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/DA-lived.html">Darlington County</a>, S.C. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/darlington.html#3">Darlington Court House, S.C.</a>, 1816-18. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="387.68.69">Bruce, George H.</a> — of Adrian, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/LE-lived.html">Lenawee County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1872/MI.html">1872</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/adrian.html">mayor of Adrian, Mich.</a>, 1878-79. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="200.98.25">Bruce, George R.</a> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/IL.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="368.92.35">Bruce, H. Duane</a> — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cncn8.html">Delegate to New York state constitutional convention</a> 38th District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="664.14.26">Bruce, H. E.</a> — of Burbank, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/burbank.html">Mayor of Burbank, Calif.</a>, 1929-31. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="624.07.64">Bruce, H. E.</a> — of Mason City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/CG-lived.html">Cerro Gordo County</a>, Iowa. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/masoncity.html">Mayor of Mason City, Iowa</a>, 1950-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="923.43.05">Bruce, H. S.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Polk County, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="302.30.80">Bruce, Harold R.</a> — of Hanover, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-lived.html">Grafton County</a>, N.H. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Hanover, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="458.45.08">Bruce, Helmer</a> (1877-1953) — of Bark River, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-lived.html">Delta County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-born.html">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/11-14.html">November 14, 1877</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Delta County, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Swedish</a> ancestry. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/index.html">1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">about 75 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-buried.html#cms07969">Bark River Cemetery</a>, Bark River, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/21186789">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="236.36.12">Bruce, Henry</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/GD-lived.html">Garrard County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/KY.html">1864</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="269.91.42">Bruce, Herbert L.</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NY.html">1940</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="101.15.07">Bruce, Homer Mayne</a> (1909-1975) — also known as Homer Bruce — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-lived.html">Denver</a>, Colo.; Littleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/AR-lived.html">Arapahoe County</a>, Colo. Born in Platteville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/WE-born.html">Weld County</a>, Colo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/11-21.html">November 21, 1909</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Colorado</a>, 1953-55; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-comm-travelers.html">United Commercial Travelers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died in October, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/index.html">1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/05-18.html">May 18, 1930</a>, to Ruby Mae Wilmoth.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="541.32.44">Bruce, Horatio Washington</a> (1830-1903) — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Born near Vanceburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/LW-born.html">Lewis County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1830/02-22.html">February 22, 1830</a>. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1855; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/seccn.html">delegate to Kentucky secession convention</a>, 1861; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ccrep.html">Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress</a>, 1862-65. Died in Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/01-22.html">January 22, 1903</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 334 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-buried.html#cms00479">Cave Hill Cemetery</a>, Louisville, Ky. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7094855">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="698.40.26">Bruce, Howard</a> (1879-1961) — of Elkridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HO-lived.html">Howard County</a>, Md.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-born.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/08-31.html">August 31, 1879</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/MD.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/MD.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/MD.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MD.html">1940</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MD.html">Democratic National Committee from Maryland</a>, 1939. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-died.html">Baltimore</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/06-17.html">June 17, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 290 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HO-buried.html# ">Belmont Manor Cemetery</a>, Elkridge, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Albert Casson Bruce and Mary Ellen (Howard) Bruce; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/10-26.html">October 26, 1912</a>, to Mary Graham Bowdoin; nephew of <a href="#513.11.68">William Cabell Bruce</a>; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/secrest-seel.html#319.48.64">James Alexander Seddon</a>; first cousin of <a href="#849.27.68">James Bruce</a> and <a href="#943.43.42">David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13882.html">Bruce-Mellon family</a> of Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/88332019">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="325.31.37">Bruce, J. B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SS-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from St. Louis County 1st District, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="849.27.68">Bruce, James</a> (1892-1980) — of Eccleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-lived.html">Baltimore County</a>, Md.; Finksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CA-lived.html">Carroll County</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-born.html">Baltimore</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/12-23.html">December 23, 1892</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; vice-president, National <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">Dairy Products</a> Corp.; director, Republic <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/metal.html">Steel</a> Co.; director, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railway</a>; director, American <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Airlines</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MD.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MD.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MD.html">1956</a>; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/AR-diplomats.html ">Argentina</a>, 1947-49. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/07-17.html">July 17, 1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 207 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-buried.html#cms06439">somewhere</a> in Baltimore, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#513.11.68">William Cabell Bruce</a> and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother of <a href="#943.43.42">David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/05-24.html">May 24, 1919</a>, to Ellen McHenry Keyser; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/secrest-seel.html#319.48.64">James Alexander Seddon</a>; first cousin of <a href="#698.40.26">Howard Bruce</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13882.html">Bruce-Mellon family</a> of Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bruce-james ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="583.45.03">Bruce, James Coles</a> (1806-1865) — also known as James C. Bruce — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/HX-lived.html">Halifax County</a>, Va. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1806/01-26.html">January 26, 1806</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/seccn.html">Delegate to Virginia secession convention</a> from Halifax County, 1861. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/03-28.html">March 28, 1865</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 61 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/HX-buried.html#cms07982">Berry Hill Family Graveyard</a>, Halifax County, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Bruce and Sarah 'Sally' (Coles) Bruce; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1829/07-21.html">July 21, 1829</a>, to Eliza Douglas Wilkins.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/17822366">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="771.99.91">Bruce, James Edmond</a> — also known as James E. Bruce — of Hopkinsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CH-lived.html">Christian County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 9th District, 1964-83. Still living as of 1983. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="973.55.90">Bruce, James P.</a> — of East Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Progressive. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from East Haven, 1912. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="750.55.53">Bruce, Jason Scott</a> — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/pr2024-election.html">2024</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oliver-ollius.html#618.83.21">Chase R. Oliver</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#230.25.63">Michael ter Maat</a>). Still living as of 2024. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="339.93.93">Bruce, Joan</a> — of Harrisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DA-lived.html">Dauphin County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/PA.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/PA.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="524.04.60">Bruce, John</a> (1832-1901) — of Keokuk, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/LE-lived.html">Lee County</a>, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/WX-lived.html">Wilcox County</a>, Ala. Born in Stirlingshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SD-born.html">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1832/02-16.html">February 16, 1832</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/sthse.html">Alabama state house of representatives</a>, 1872-74; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for Alabama</a>, 1875-1901; died in office 1901. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a> ancestry. Died in Walters Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BE-died.html">Berks County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/10-01.html">October 1, 1901</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 227 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/LE-buried.html#cms00643">Oakland Cemetery</a>, Keokuk, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=292&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8319910">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="246.33.17">Bruce, John E.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/OH.html">1904</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="163.65.14">Bruce, John H.</a> — of Weiser, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Idaho. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/weiser.html#2">Weiser, Idaho</a>, 1902-08. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="844.68.99">Bruce, Joseph W.</a> (b. 1820) — of Canastota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Born in Lenox, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-born.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/index.html">1820</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 26th District, 1884; Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/trea.html">New York state treasurer</a>, 1889. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="118.36.87">Bruce, Joshua Harrison, Sr.</a> — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 40, 1885-86. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11460">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="987.25.08">Bruce, Juan H.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Candidate in Republican primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 3rd District, 1944; candidate in Democratic primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 11th District, 1961. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="026.38.26">Bruce, Katharine F.</a> — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/pr1972-election.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="840.59.21">Bruce, Kenneth B.</a> — of Hillsboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/KS.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="437.38.28">Bruce, Kyle L.</a> — of Bluefield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MR-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/bluefield.html#2">City manager of Bluefield, West Virginia</a>, 1934. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="529.29.59">Bruce, Lars A.</a> — of Lesterville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/YA-lived.html">Yankton County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 3rd District, 1909-14. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="412.55.35">Bruce, Leroy Rutherford</a> — of Pennsylvania. Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="319.37.73">Bruce, Leslie A.</a> — of Pleasant Hill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CS-lived.html">Cass County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri 17th Circuit, 1937. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bruce, Linn See <a href="#287.45.94">Matthew Linn Bruce</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="728.42.44">Bruce, Louise</a> — of Montana. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/MT.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="378.50.42">Bruce, M. G.</a> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/VA.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bruce, M. Linn See <a href="#287.45.94">Matthew Linn Bruce</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="390.19.22">Bruce, Marie DeMartini</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/CA.html">1956</a>; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr1956-election.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1956. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="287.45.94">Bruce, Matthew Linn</a> (c.1861-1936) — also known as M. Linn Bruce — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Mercersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, Pa., about 1861. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-parties.html">chair of New York County Republican Party</a>, 1903; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of New York</a>, 1905-06; resigned 1906; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed 1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908. Died, following a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Albany <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Albany, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-died.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/02-26.html">February 26, 1936</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">about 75 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Rev. James Bruce.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="494.10.59">Bruce, Pat</a> — of Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Miss. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MS.html">2012</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="899.60.38">Bruce, Patricia D.</a> — of El Paso, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/EP-lived.html">El Paso County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/TX.html">1988</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="906.36.35">Bruce, Phineas</a> (1762-1809) — of Massachusetts. Born in Mendon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1762/06-07.html">June 7, 1762</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a>, 1791-98, 1800; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> at-large, 1803-05. Died in Uxbridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-died.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1809/10-04.html">October 4, 1809</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/47.html">47 years, 119 days</a>). Original interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-buried.html#cms03657">Old Burying Ground</a>, Uxbridge, Mass.; reinterment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-buried.html#cms00280">Prospect Hill Cemetery</a>, Uxbridge, Mass. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000970">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401922">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="013.38.00">Bruce, Robert</a> — Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/ofc/sthse.html">Oklahoma state house of representatives</a> 53rd District, 2002. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="022.79.27">Bruce, Robert</a> — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/pr2016-meeting.html">2016</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#306.67.48">Donald Trump</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#168.93.37">Mike Pence</a>). Still living as of 2016. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="537.28.12">Bruce, Robert L.</a> — of New Martinsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WE-lived.html">Wetzel County</a>, W.Va. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/newmartinsville.html">Mayor of New Martinsville, W.Va.</a>, 1941-67. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="638.49.61">Bruce, Robert L.</a> — Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/pr2024-election.html">2024</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frothingham-frusher.html#278.37.12">Rachele Fruit</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#108.30.32">Margaret Trowe</a>). Still living as of 2024. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="257.04.60">Bruce, Roger</a> — of Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/GA.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="149.58.77">Bruce, Sam</a> — of Fairview, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/BR-lived.html">Brown County</a>, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/KS.html">1940</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="530.10.07">Bruce, Shane</a> — Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/insco.html">Georgia insurance commissioner</a>, 2010. Still living as of 2010. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="852.15.98">Bruce, Steve</a> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/MI.html">1984</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="846.52.49">Bruce, Terry Lee</a> (b. 1944) — also known as Terry L. Bruce — of Olney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/RL-lived.html">Richland County</a>, Ill.; Danville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/VE-lived.html">Vermilion County</a>, Ill. Born in Olney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/RL-born.html">Richland County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/03-25.html">March 25, 1944</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a>, 1971-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/IL.html">1980</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 19th District, 1985-93; defeated, 1978, 1992. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000971">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401923">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/377/000140954">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="604.20.31">Bruce, Thaddeus C.</a> — of Vernon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/TO-lived.html">Tolland County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 21st District, 1842. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="058.98.95">Bruce, Walter Smith</a> (1865-1935) — also known as Walter S. Bruce — of Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-lived.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-born.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/03-28.html">March 28, 1865</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/DE-consuls.html">Vice-Consul for Denmark</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-consuls.html">Boise, Idaho</a>, 1891-1907. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died in Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-died.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/11-15.html">November 15, 1935</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 232 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-buried.html#cms00524">Morris Hill Cemetery</a>, Boise, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham) Bruce.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/59468271">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="423.80.56">Bruce, William</a> — of Bar Mills, Buxton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/ME.html">1960</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="513.11.68">Bruce, William Cabell</a> (1860-1946) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md.; Ruxton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-lived.html">Baltimore County</a>, Md. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CH-born.html">Charlotte County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/03-12.html">March 12, 1860</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/stsen.html">Maryland state senate</a>, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/MD.html">1916</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/MD.html">1924</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Maryland</a>, 1923-29; defeated, 1928. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Recieved a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pulitzer-prize.html">Pulitzer Prize</a> in 1918 for his book Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed. Died in Ruxton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-died.html">Baltimore County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/05-09.html">May 9, 1946</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 58 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-buried.html#cms02414">St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery</a>, Owings Mills, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles Bruce and Sarah (Seddon) Bruce; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/10-15.html">October 15, 1887</a>, to Louise E. Fisher; father of <a href="#849.27.68">James Bruce</a> and <a href="#943.43.42">David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce</a>; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/secrest-seel.html#319.48.64">James Alexander Seddon</a>; uncle of <a href="#698.40.26">Howard Bruce</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13882.html">Bruce-Mellon family</a> of Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000972">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401924">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6394854">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="745.45.82">Bruce, William G.</a> — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/WI.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="959.73.31">Bruce, William H.</a> — U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FJ-consuls.html ">Levuka</a>, as of 1884. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="496.73.85">Bruce, William W.</a> — of Casey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CK-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Ill. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/pr1908-meeting.html">1909</a>. 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