George A. Bruce
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George Anson Bruce | |
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President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
In office 1884[1] – 1884[1] |
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Preceded by | George G. Crocker |
Succeeded by | Albert E. Pillsbury |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] First Middlesex District[2] |
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In office 1882[1] – 1884[1] |
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Preceded by | Elisha S. Converse[2] |
Succeeded by | Eliazer Boynton[2] |
Fourth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[3] |
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In office January 1878[3] – January 1881[4] |
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Preceded by | Austin Belknap[3] |
Succeeded by | John A. Cummings[4] |
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[5] Ward 2[5] |
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In office January 1876[1][5] – January 1877[1][5] |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[1] |
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In office 1866[1] – 1866[1] |
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Personal details | |
Born | November 19, 1839[1] Mont Vernon, New Hampshire[1] |
Died | 1929[6] |
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Clara M. Hall |
Children | Clara Augusta Hall, born November 19, 1882. |
Alma mater | Dartmouth, class of 1861[1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union[1] |
Service/branch | Union Army[1] |
Years of service | August 1862[7]-July 3, 1865[1] |
Rank | Private, First Lieutenant, 1862 ;[1] Major, (1864);[8] Lieutenant Colonel, (1865).[8] |
Unit | Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers[1] |
Battles/wars | American Civil War *Richmond-Petersburg Campaign[8] *Capture of Fort Richmond at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm[8] |
George Anson Bruce (November 19, 1839 – 1929) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, on the Board of Aldermen and as the fourth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[1]
Early life
Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce[7] in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire[1] on November 19, 1839.[1]
Family
Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.[7]
Writings
- The capture and occupation of Richmond (1900).
- The twentieth regiment of Massachusetts volunteer infantry, 1861-1865 (1906).
Notes
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | 4th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 1878-1880 |
Succeeded by John A. Cummings |
Preceded by | President of the Massachusetts Senate 1884—1884 |
Succeeded by Albert E. Pillsbury |
Categories:
- 1839 births
- 1929 deaths
- People from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
- American people of Scottish descent
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
- Mayors of Somerville, Massachusetts
- People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
- Dartmouth College alumni