Phineas Bruce

Phineas Bruce

Phineas Bruce (June 7, 1762 - October 4, 1809) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Bruce received a classical education and was graduated from Yale College in 1786.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Machias, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts).He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1791-1798 and in 1800.

Bruce was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth Congress commencing March 4, 1803-1805, but was prevented by illness from qualifying.He died in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, October 4, 1809.He was interred in the Old Burying Ground.He was reinterred in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

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