George A. Bruce Explained

George Anson Bruce
Term Start:1884
Term End:1884
Successor:Albert E. Pillsbury
Term Start2:1882
Term End2:1884
Predecessor2:Elisha S. Converse
Successor2:Eliazer Boynton
Term Start3:January 1878
Term End3:January 1881
Successor3:John A. Cummings
Office4:Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward 2
Term Start4:January 1876
Term End4:January 1877
Office5:Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Term Start5:1866
Term End5:1866
Birth Date:19 November 1839
Death Place:Brookline, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Spouse:Clara M. Hall
Children:Clara Augusta Hall, born November 19, 1882.
Alma Mater:Dartmouth, class of 1861
Signature:Signature of George Anson Bruce (1839–1929).png
Serviceyears:August 1862-July 3, 1865
Rank:Private, First Lieutenant, 1862 ; Major, (1864); Lieutenant Colonel, (1865).
Unit:Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers
Battles:American Civil War

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.

Early life

Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire on November 19, 1839.

Family

Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.

George A. Bruce died in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 31, 1929, at 89 years of age..[1]

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  1. News: George A. Bruce Dies . . Boston, Massachusetts . 42 . 1929-02-01 . 2022-02-14 . Newspapers.com.

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