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See also
Horace
Bemis —
Richard
Crane —
Joseph
Cresap —
Clement
Dowd —
Pamela
Harriman —
John
H. Lord —
William
Bruce MacMaster —
Joseph
Jefferson Mansfield —
Sharon
O'Hara-Bruce —
Thomas
Nelson Page —
Walter
Henry Sanborn —
Clarence
W. Smith —
W.
Bruce Williams |
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Bruce, A. —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Alexander —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1890.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Alexander Bern (b.
1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Son of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer;
mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Almon G. —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Albion, Mich., 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Bruce,
Arthur See C. Arthur
Bruce |
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Bruce, Benjamin F. —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County 2nd District, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Blanche Kelso
(1841-1898) —
also known as Blanche K. Bruce —
of Floreyville (unknown
county), Miss.
Born in slavery
near Farmville, Prince
Edward County, Va., March 1,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; planter; Bolivar
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1880,
1884;
Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of Columbia
Recorder of Deeds, 1891-93.
African
ancestry.
The Blanche K. Bruce Foundation (arts and high-risk youth) is named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1898 (age 57 years, 16
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Bruce, C. Arthur —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1952
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Charles —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Charles Harris —
of Troup
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Troup County, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Clarence W. —
of Smithville, Lawrence
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, D. G. —
of Cheyenne Falls, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Daniel C. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland.
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 4th Maryland District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este
(1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Son of William Cabell Bruce and Louise Este
(Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Bruce, Don —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Bruce, Donald Cogley
(1921-1969) —
also known as Donald C. Bruce —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Troutville, Clearfield
County, Pa., April 27,
1921.
Son of Rev. W. H. Bruce and May Belle (Stewart) Bruce.
Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at
radio
station WIRE, Indianapolis; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1964.
Lutheran.
Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Round Hill, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1969 (age 48 years, 126
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va.
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Duane See H. Duane Bruce |
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Bruce, Eli Metcalfe
(1828-1866) —
of Nicholas
County, Ky.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., February
22, 1828.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, at the Southern Hotel, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., December
15, 1866 (age 38 years, 296
days).
Original interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Bruce, George H. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Adrian, Mich., 1878-79.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, George R. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, H. Duane —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 38th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, H. E. —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Mason City, Iowa, 1950-53.
Still living as of 1953.
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Bruce, Harold R. —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Hanover,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Bruce, Helmer (1877-1953) —
of Bark River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in 1953
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bark
River Cemetery, Bark River, Mich.
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Bruce, Herbert L. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Homer Mayne
(1909-1975) —
also known as Homer Bruce —
of Denver,
Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Platteville, Weld
County, Colo., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1953-55; real estate
business.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in October, 1975
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Horatio Washington
(1830-1903) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., February
22, 1830.
Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1855; delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
22, 1903 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Bruce, Howard —
of Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, James (1892-1980) —
of Eccleston, Baltimore
County, Md.; Finksburg, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
23, 1892.
Son of William Cabell Bruce and Louise Este
(Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
vice-president, National Dairy
Products Corp.; director, Republic Steel Co.;
director, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway;
director, American Airlines;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died July 17,
1980 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Baltimore, Md.
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Bruce, James Coles
(1806-1865) —
of Halifax
County, Va.
Born January
26, 1806.
Son of James Bruce (1763-1837) and Sarah 'Sally' (Coles) Bruce
(1770-1806).
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died March 28,
1865 (age 59 years, 61
days).
Interment at Berry
Hill Family Graveyard, Halifax County, Va.
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Bruce, James Edmond —
also known as James E. Bruce —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1964-83.
Still living as of 1983.
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Bruce, Joan —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Bruce, John (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Bruce, John E. —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Joseph W. (b.
1820) —
of Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Lenox, Madison
County, N.Y., 1820.
Farmer;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Juan H. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1944; candidate in Democratic primary
for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Katharine F. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Bruce, Lars A. —
of Lesterville, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1909-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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See Matthew Linn Bruce |
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Bruce, Louise —
of Montana.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Linn See Matthew Linn
Bruce |
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Bruce, Marie DeMartini —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Bruce, Matthew Linn —
also known as M. Linn Bruce —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1905-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Patricia D. —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Bruce, Phineas
(1762-1809) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1762.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791-98, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05.
Died in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
4, 1809 (age 47 years, 119
days).
Original interment at Old
Burying Ground, Uxbridge, Mass.; reinterment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Mass.
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Bruce, Robert —
Candidate for Oklahoma
state house of representatives 53rd District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Bruce, Roger —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Bruce, Sam —
of Fairview, Brown
County, Kan.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, Terry Lee (b.
1944) —
also known as Terry L. Bruce —
of Olney, Richland
County, Ill.; Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Olney, Richland
County, Ill., March 25,
1944.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate, 1971-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1985-93; defeated,
1978, 1992.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bruce, Thaddeus C. —
of Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1842.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, William —
of Bar Mills, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Bruce, William Cabell
(1860-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., March 12,
1860.
Son of Charles Bruce and Sarah (Seddon) Bruce.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1923-29; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Recieved a Pulitzer
Prize in 1918 for his book Benjamin Franklin,
Self-Revealed.
Died in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., May 9,
1946 (age 86 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.
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Bruce, William G. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce, William W. —
of Casey, Clark
County, Ill.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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