George Anson Bruce (November 19, 1839 – January 31, 1929) was an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, on the Board of Aldermen and as the fourth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[1]
Early life
Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce[7] in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire[1] on November 19, 1839.[1]
Family
Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.[7]
George A. Bruce died in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 31, 1929, at 89 years of age..[9]
Writings
- The capture and occupation of Richmond (1900).
- twentieth regiment of Massachusetts volunteer infantry, 1861-1865 (1906).
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 468
- ^ a b c City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 184
- ^ a b c City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 192
- ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 194
- ^ a b c d City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
- ^ "George A. Bruce, 89, Dead; Former Lawyer in Boston Was Officer in Civil War.", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 18, February 1, 1929
- ^ a b c Smith, Charles James (1907), History of the town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, Boston, MA: Blanchard Printing Co., p. 288
- ^ a b c d Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 85
- ^ "George A. Bruce Dies". Brooklyn Times-Union. Boston, Massachusetts. February 1, 1929. p. 42. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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