The Right Honourable
Lord Charles Bruce
Lord Charles Bruce, by Leslie Ward, 1882.
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
3 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Viscount Barrington
Succeeded byViscount Lewisham
Personal details
Born18 June 1834
Died16 April 1897 (1897-04-17) (aged 62)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAugusta Seymour (d. 1901)
Parent(s)Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury
Maria Elizabeth Tollemache

Captain Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce (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. 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Charles William Brudenell-Bruce
  2. ^ "No. 22302". The London Gazette. 30 August 1859. p. 3239.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "No. 24841". The London Gazette. 4 May 1880. p. 2836.
  5. ^ "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2915.
  6. ^ "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3000.
  7. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36376. London. 12 February 1901. p. 6.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byWalter LongThomas Sotheron-Estcourt Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire 1865 – 1874 With: Walter Long 1865Richard Penruddocke Long 1865–1868Sir George Jenkinson, Bt 1868–1874 Succeeded bySir George Jenkinson, BtGeorge Sotheron-Estcourt Preceded byLord Ernest Bruce Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1878 – 1885 Constituency abolished Political offices Preceded byThe Viscount Barrington Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1880–1885 Succeeded byViscount Lewisham


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