Alexander Carmichael Bruce Explained

Sir Alexander Carmichael Bruce
Office:Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis "A"
Term Start:10 December 1888
Term End:1914
Birth Date:6 September 1850[1] [2]
Birth Place:Ferryhill, County Durham, England
Occupation:Barrister

Sir Alexander Carmichael Bruce (6 September 1850 – 26 October 1926) was a British barrister who served as the second Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1888 to 1914.[3]

Bruce was born in Ferryhill, County Durham,[4] the fourth son of Canon David Bruce. He attended Rossall School in Lancashire and then Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating in 1873 and being called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1875. He practised on the North-Eastern Circuit until 10 December 1888, when he was appointed Assistant Commissioner.[5] He was knighted on 18 July 1903 and retired in 1914.[6]

Bruce married Helen Fletcher (later Dame Helen Bruce) in 1876. He lived at 82 Lexham Gardens, Kensington.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Births . 19 May 2023 . Newcastle Journal. 5 October 1850 . 8 . At Ferryhill Parsonage, on the 6th ult. the wife of the Rev. David Bruce, of a son..
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. Obituary, The Times, 27 October 1926
  4. 1911 England Census
  5. Book: Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 . 1888 . University of Oxford . 178 . 9 July 2018 . en.
  6. Book: Bell . Neil R. A. . Capturing Jack The Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian England . 2014 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 9781445621685 . 9 July 2018 . en.