Lord_Charles_Bruce
Lord Charles Bruce
British soldier and politician
Captain Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce (18 June 1834 – 16 April 1897), styled Lord Charles Bruce, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone between 1880 and 1885.
Lord Charles Bruce | |
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Lord Charles Bruce, by Leslie Ward, 1882. | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 3 May 1880 – 9 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Barrington |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Lewisham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1834 |
| Died | 16 April 1897 (1897-04-17) (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Augusta Seymour (d. 1901) |
| Parent(s) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury Maria Elizabeth Tollemache |
Bruce was the son of Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, by his second wife Maria Elizabeth Tollemache, daughter of the Honourable Charles Tollemache, of Harrington, Northamptonshire. George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, and Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury, were his elder half-brothers.[1]
Bruce served in the 1st Life Guards. He purchased a captaincy in the regiment on 30 August 1859, succeeding Hon. Dudley FitzGerald-deRos.[2] He was also an Honorary Major in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.[1]
Bruce sat as Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire from 1865 to 1874 and for Marlborough from 1878 to 1885.[3] In 1880 he was sworn of the Privy Council[4] and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone,[5] a post he held until the Liberal government fell in 1885.[6]
Bruce married Augusta Georgiana Sophia Seymour, daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour and granddaughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, on 2 February 1860. They had no children. He died in April 1897, aged 62.[1] Lady Charles Bruce died in February 1901.[7]
- "No. 22302". The London Gazette. 30 August 1859. p. 3239.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 208–209, 480–481. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- "No. 24841". The London Gazette. 4 May 1880. p. 2836.
- "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2915.
- "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3000.
- "Obituary". The Times. No. 36376. London. 12 February 1901. p. 6.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire 1865 – 1874 With: Walter Long 1865 Richard Penruddocke Long 1865–1868 Sir George Jenkinson, Bt 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1878 – 1885 |
Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by |
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