Lord Charles Bruce
British soldier and politician
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Captain Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce (18 June 1834 – 16 April 1897), 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 Brudenell-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 (aged 62) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Augusta Seymour (d. 1901) |
| Parent(s) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury Maria Elizabeth Tollemache |
Background
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]
Military career
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]
Political career
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]
Family
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] In her will, she endowed Lady Charles Bruce's Tooting charity, to provide a church and support for the clergy. This funded the building of All Saints Church, Tooting.
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