Lord Charles Bruce

The Right Honourable Lord Charles Bruce PC
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
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Augusta Seymour (d. 1901)

Captain Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce PC (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.

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, achieving the rank of captain. 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.^[2] In 1880 he was sworn of the Privy Council^[3] and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone,^[4] a post he held until the Liberal government fell in 1885.^[5]

Family

Bruce married Augusta 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. Lady Charles Bruce died in February 1901.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 24841. p. 2836. 4 May 1880.
4. ^ London Gazette: no. 24842. p. 2915. 7 May 1880.
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3000. 30 June 1885.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Charles Bruce

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Long Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt	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 Sir George Jenkinson, Bt George Sotheron-Estcourt
Preceded by Lord Ernest Bruce	Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1878 – 1885	Constituency abolished
Political offices
Preceded by The Viscount Barrington	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1880 – 1885	Succeeded by Viscount Lewisham

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Name	Brudenell-Bruce, Lord Charles
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Date of birth	18 June 1834
Place of birth
Date of death	16 April 1897
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