BRUCE(SoundexB620)—See alsoBRACE,BRICE,BROCE,BROSEY,BROSIO,BROUSSEAU,BRUCH,BRUCIA,BRUDENELL-BRUCE,BRULE,BRUSIE,BRUSSEAU,BRYCE,BURCE,DRUCE,LABRUCE,OHARA-BRUCE.
| |  BRUCE:See alsoHoraceBemis —WilliamWallace Chace —RichardCrane —JosephCresap —ClementDowd —GeorgeHamilton Garfield —PamelaHarriman —CharlesFrancis Jenney —FredSaugrain LeBlanc, Sr. —PaulMelton Lindberg —JohnHayes Lord —WilliamBruce MacMaster —JosephJefferson Mansfield —RichardNicolls —SharonO'Hara-Bruce —ThomasNelson Page —WalterHenry Sanborn —JamesAlexander Seddon —ClarenceW. Smith —GeorgeBruce Upton —WillieBruce Williams —HarryClifton Yates | | Bruce, A. — of Elko,ElkoCounty, Nev.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNevada,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Alexander — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Alexander Bern (b.1853) —also known asAlexander B. Bruce — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.BornSeptember15, 1853.Democrat.Merchant;manufacturer;mayorof Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1892;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1898; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married,September24, 1870, to Mary Mitchell. |
| | Bruce, Almon G. — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Mayorof Albion, Mich., 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Andrew A. — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.Justiceof North Dakota state supreme court, 1911; appointed 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce,ArthurSeeC. ArthurBruce | | Bruce, Benjamin F. — ofMadisonCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County 2nd District, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Beverly — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewHampshire,2012(on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan).Still living as of 2012.  | Bruce, Blanche Kelso(1841-1898) —also known asBlanche K. Bruce — of Floreyville (unknowncounty), Miss.Born inslaverynear Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.,March 1,1841.Republican.Schoolteacher;planter;BolivarCounty Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Mississippi,1880,1884;Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of ColumbiaRecorder of Deeds, 1891-93.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,March17, 1898 (age57 years, 16days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Bruce, C. Arthur — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1932,1940,1944,1952(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Charles — of Darlington Court House (now Darlington),DarlingtonCounty, S.C.Postmaster atDarlingtonCourt House, S.C., 1809-10.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Charles — of Everett,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Charles Harris — ofTroupCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Troup County, 1939-42.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Charlotte — of Farmington,OaklandCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1984.Female.Still living as of 1984. | | Bruce, Clarence W. — of Smithville,LawrenceCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Colin Stirling (b.1965) —Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,1965.U.S.District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 2013-.Still living as of 2017. | | Bruce, D. G. — of Cheyenne Falls,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Daniel C. — of Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.Born in Maryland.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cumberland, Maryland, 1879.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Danny Monroe — ofSpartanburgCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives 38th District, 1980-82.Still living as of 1982. | | Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este(1898-1977) —also known asDavid K. E. Bruce — ofBaltimore,Md.; Charlotte Court House,CharlotteCounty, Va.; Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February12, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;farmer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul inRome, as of 1926; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1949-52;Germany, 1957-59;Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison toChina, 1973-74.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1976.Died, as a result of aheartattack, in Georgetown UniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,D.C.,December5, 1977 (age79 years, 296days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Bruce, Don — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1980.Still living as of 1980. | | Bruce, Donald Cogley(1921-1969) —also known asDonald C. Bruce — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Troutville,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,April27, 1921.Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager atradiostation WIRE, Indianapolis;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1964.Lutheran.Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964. Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Round Hill,LoudounCounty, Va.,August31, 1969 (age48 years, 126days).Interment atEbenezerCemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va. | | Bruce,DuaneSeeH. Duane Bruce | | Bruce, Dwight H. — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atSyracuse,N.Y., 1871-75, 1897-1908.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Edward Bright(1879-1943) —also known asEdward Bruce — Born in Dover Plains,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1879.Lawyer;artist;lobbyist;artsadministrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January26, 1943 (age63 years, 288days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | Bruce, Eli Metcalfe(1828-1866) —ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment atLindenGrove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Bruce, Ethan — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,2016(on behalf ofJillStein andAjamuBaraka).Still living as of 2016. | | Bruce, George — of Darlington Court House (now Darlington),DarlingtonCounty, S.C.Postmaster atDarlingtonCourt House, S.C., 1816-18.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, George H. — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1872;mayorof Adrian, Mich., 1878-79.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, George R. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, H. Duane — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Republican.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 38th District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, H. E. — of Burbank,LosAngeles County, Calif.Mayorof Burbank, Calif., 1929-31.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, H. E. — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa.Mayorof Mason City, Iowa, 1950-53.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, H. S. — ofPolkCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Polk County, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Harold R. — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Hanover,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Helmer (1877-1953) — of Bark River,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born inSweden,November14, 1877.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32;defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942.Swedishancestry.Died in1953(ageabout75 years).Interment atBarkRiver Cemetery, Bark River, Mich. | | Bruce, Henry — ofGarrardCounty, Ky.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Herbert L. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Homer Mayne(1909-1975) —also known asHomer Bruce — ofDenver,Colo.; Littleton,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Platteville,WeldCounty, Colo.,November21, 1909.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;secretaryof state of Colorado, 1953-55;real estatebusiness.Protestant.Member,OddFellows;UnitedCommercial Travelers;AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons;ExchangeClub.Died in October,1975(age65years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Horatio Washington(1830-1903) —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born near Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,February22, 1830.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1855;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January22, 1903 (age72 years, 334days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Bruce, Howard (1879-1961) — of Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born inRichmond,Va.,August31, 1879.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1924,1928,1936,1940;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1939.Died inBaltimore,Md.,June 17,1961 (age81 years, 290days).Interment atBelmont Manor Cemetery, Elkridge, Md. | | Bruce, J. B. — ofSt.Louis County, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis County 1stDistrict, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, James (1892-1980) — of Eccleston,BaltimoreCounty, Md.; Finksburg,CarrollCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,December23, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;vice-president, NationalDairyProducts Corp.; director, RepublicSteel Co.;director, Chicago, Rock Island, and PacificRailway;director, AmericanAirlines;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1940(alternate),1952,1956;U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1947-49.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose.DiedJuly 17,1980 (age87 years, 207days).Intermentsomewherein Baltimore, Md. | | Bruce, James Coles(1806-1865) —also known asJames C. Bruce — ofHalifaxCounty, Va.BornJanuary26, 1806.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Halifax County, 1861.DiedMarch28, 1865 (age59 years, 61days).Interment atBerryHill Family Graveyard, Halifax County, Va. | | Bruce, James Edmond — also known asJames E. Bruce — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 9th District, 1964-83.Still living as of 1983. | | Bruce, James P. — of East Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Progressive. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Haven, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Jason Scott — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forVirginia,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Still living as of 2024. | | Bruce, Joan — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,2000,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Bruce, John (1832-1901) — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa; Prairie Bluff,WilcoxCounty, Ala.Born in Stirlingshire,Scotland,February16, 1832.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1872-74;U.S.District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.Scottishancestry.Died in Walters Park,BerksCounty, Pa.,October1, 1901 (age69 years, 227days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Keokuk, Iowa. | | Bruce, John E. — ofHamiltonCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, John H. — of Weiser,WashingtonCounty, Idaho.Republican. Postmaster atWeiser,Idaho, 1902-08.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Joseph W. (b.1820) —of Canastota,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Lenox,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,1820.Farmer;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1884; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1889.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Joshua Harrison,Sr. —Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 40, 1885-86.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Juan H. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Candidate in Republican primary forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1944; candidate in Democratic primaryfordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County11th District, 1961.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Katharine F. — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMassachusetts,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Bruce, Kenneth B. — of Hillsboro,MarionCounty, Kan.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Bruce, Kyle L. — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Citymanager of Bluefield, West Virginia, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Lars A. — of Lesterville,YanktonCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1909-14.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Leroy Rutherford — of Pennsylvania. Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention fromPennsylvania, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Leslie A. — of Pleasant Hill,CassCounty, Mo.Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri 17th Circuit, 1937. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, LinnSeeMatthew Linn Bruce | | Bruce, Louise — of Montana. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Bruce, M. G. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, M.LinnSeeMatthew LinnBruce | | Bruce, Marie DeMartini — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1956;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Bruce, Matthew Linn(c.1861-1936) —also known asM. Linn Bruce — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa., about 1861.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1903;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908.Died, following aheartattack, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1936 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Bruce. |
| | Bruce, Pat — of Madison,MadisonCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,2012.Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Bruce, Patricia D. — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Bruce, Phineas(1762-1809) —of Massachusetts. Born in Mendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 7,1762.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1791-98, 1800;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05.Died in Uxbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October4, 1809 (age47 years, 119days).Original interment atOldBurying Ground, Uxbridge, Mass.; reinterment atProspectHill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Mass. | | Bruce, Robert — Candidate forOklahomastate house of representatives 53rd District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Bruce, Robert — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Texas,2016(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence).Still living as of 2016. | | Bruce, Robert L. — of New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.Republican.Mayorof New Martinsville, W.Va., 1941-67.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Robert L. — Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector forNew Jersey,2024(on behalf ofRacheleFruit andMargaretTrowe).Still living as of 2024. | | Bruce, Roger — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Bruce, Sam — of Fairview,BrownCounty, Kan.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Shane — Libertarian. Candidate forGeorgiainsurance commissioner, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Bruce, Steve — of Farmington,OaklandCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1984.Still living as of 1984. | | Bruce, Terry Lee (b.1944) —also known asTerry L. Bruce — of Olney,RichlandCounty, Ill.; Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born in Olney,RichlandCounty, Ill.,March25, 1944.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1971-84; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1980;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1985-93; defeated,1978, 1992.Still living as of 2014. | | Bruce, Thaddeus C. — of Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1842.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, Walter Smith(1865-1935) —also known asWalter S. Bruce — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March28, 1865.Banker;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inBoise,Idaho, 1891-1907.Methodist.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November15, 1935 (age70 years, 232days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham)Bruce. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bruce, William — of Bar Mills, Buxton,YorkCounty, Maine.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Bruce, William Cabell(1860-1946) —ofBaltimore,Md.; Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,March12, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1924;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1923-29; defeated, 1928.Episcopalian.Recieved aPulitzerPrize in 1918 for his bookBenjamin Franklin,Self-Revealed.Died in Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,May 9,1946 (age86 years, 58days).Interment atSt.Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md. | | Bruce, William G. — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWisconsin,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, William H. — U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) inLevuka, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Bruce, William W. — of Casey,ClarkCounty, Ill.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1909.Burial location unknown.
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