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American politician

George Anson Bruce
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1884–1884
Preceded byGeorge G. Crocker
Succeeded byAlbert E. Pillsbury
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
First Middlesex District
In office
1882–1884
Preceded byElisha S. Converse
Succeeded byEliazer Boynton
Fourth Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 1878 – January 1881
Preceded byAustin Belknap
Succeeded byJohn A. Cummings
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward 2
In office
January 1876 – January 1877
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1866–1866
Personal details
Born(1839-11-19)November 19, 1839
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
DiedJanuary 31, 1929(1929-01-31) (aged 89)
Brookline, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseClara M. Hall
ChildrenClara Augusta Hall, born November 19, 1882.
Alma materDartmouth, class of 1861
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of serviceAugust 1862-July 3, 1865
RankPrivate, First Lieutenant, 1862 ; Major, (1864); Lieutenant Colonel, (1865).
UnitThirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
*Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
*Capture of Fort Richmond at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm

George Anson Bruce (November 19, 1839 – January 31, 1929) was an American 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.

Early life

Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire on November 19, 1839.

Family

Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.

George A. Bruce died in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 31, 1929, at 89 years of age..

Writings

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 468
  2. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 184
  3. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 192
  4. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 194
  5. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
  6. "George A. Bruce, 89, Dead; Former Lawyer in Boston Was Officer in Civil War.", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 18, February 1, 1929
  7. ^ Smith, Charles James (1907), History of the town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, Boston, MA: Blanchard Printing Co., p. 288
  8. ^ Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 85
  9. "George A. Bruce Dies". Brooklyn Times-Union. Boston, Massachusetts. February 1, 1929. p. 42. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Preceded byAustin Belknap 4th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
January 1878-1880 		Succeeded byJohn A. Cummings
Preceded byGeorge G. Crocker President of the Massachusetts Senate
1884—1884 		Succeeded byAlbert E. Pillsbury
Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
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