Henry Bruce
Mr Henry Austin Bruce
Rush ID: 1282
Details
- Born:
- c. 1 January 1815
- Died:
- 25 February 1895
- Birth place:
- UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Landowner
- Parentage:
- Unknown
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 1
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 1282
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q335550
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 330
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- BRUCE, Henry (1815-1895)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn
New hereditary
1873
Constituencies
-
Renfrewshire
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1869* Date of election: 25 January 1869 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1873* Date of exit: 23 August 1873 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Merthyr Tydfil
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Under-Secretary 1862-4
-
President of the Board of Trade 1866
-
Home Secretary 1868
-
Lord President of the Council 1873-4
Higher education
-
Lincoln's Inn
Graduated
Schools
-
Swansea Grammar School
Notes: school may have been privtae in 1825.
Marriages
-
(Name unknown), unknown
Year: 1846
-
(Name unknown), unknown
Year: 1854
Parties
-
Liberal Party Member