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William Bruce (1790–1868)
William Bruce may refer to: * Sir William Bruce (architect) (c. 1630–1710), Scottish architect * William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (died 1740), Scottish nobleman * William Bruce (cricketer) (1864–1925), Australian cricketer * William Bruce (Canadian politician) (died 1838), physician and politician in Upper Canada * William Bruce (VC) (1890–1914), posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Cabell Bruce (1860–1946), author and United States Senator * Major William Bruce-Gardyne of Clan Gardyne, Laird of Middleton, Angus, Scotland * William Speirs Bruce (1867–1921), Scottish explorer * William George Bruce (1856–1949), Milwaukee publisher, historian, and civic leader * William Bruce (minister) (1757–1841), Irish Presbyterian and educator * William Blair Bruce William Blair Bruce (8October 185917November 1906) was a Canadian painter. He studied in France and became one of Canada's first impressionist painters. He lived most of his life in France and on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce (architect)
Sir William Bruce of Kinross, 1st Baronet (c. 1630 – 1 January 1710), was a Scottish gentleman-architect, "the effective founder of classical architecture in Scotland," as Howard Colvin observes.Colvin, p.172–176 As a key figure in introducing the Palladian style into Scotland, he has been compared to the pioneering English architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren, and to the contemporaneous introducers of French style in English domestic architecture, Hugh May and Sir Roger Pratt. Bruce was a merchant in Rotterdam during the 1650s, and played a role in the Restoration of Charles II in 1659. He carried messages between the exiled king and General Monck, and his loyalty to the king was rewarded with lucrative official appointments, including that of Surveyor General of the King's Works in Scotland, effectively making Bruce the "king's architect". His patrons included John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, the most powerful man in Scotland at that time, and Bruce ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce, 8th Earl Of Kincardine
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (died 8 September 1740), the son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine and Rachel Paunceforth, became the 8th Lord of Torry and the 8th Earl of Kincardine in 1740. His wife was Janet Roberton, the daughter of James Roberton, a Lord of Session (in turn a grandson of James Roberton, Lord Bedlay James Roberton, Lord Bedlay (c. 1590 – May 1664) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was born to Archibald Roberton of Stainhall, youngest son of John Roberton 9th Laird of Earnock, and Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Robert Baillie of Jerv ... an ordinary Lord of Session during the Restoration.) and his wife Euphemia Burnett. The couple were second cousins, both descendants of Robert Bruce, Lord Broomhill. Bruce's descent was through his father Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine and his grandfather Alexander 4th Earl of Kincardine. His wife's mother was the daughter of Janet Bruce, Alexander's sister. Bruce had five children: *Lady Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce (cricketer)
William Bruce (24 May 1864 – 3 August 1925) was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Test matches between 1885 and 1895. He became a lawyer, practising in Melbourne.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 83–84. Life and career Bruce was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne. Usually known as "Billy", he played his first first-class match for Victoria in November 1882 against the touring English team, top-scoring in the second innings with 40. In Melbourne senior cricket in 1883-84, playing for Melbourne against Hotham, he scored 328 not out, which was then a record individual score for all cricket in Australia. A left-handed batsman, left-arm medium-pace bowler and brilliant cover fieldsman who could throw strongly with either arm, Bruce was renowned for his batting style: "he was the essence of grace in his batting, with a late cut that has never been surpassed among Australian batsmen". Johnnie Moyes described his batting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce (Canadian Politician)
William Bruce (died September 20, 1838) was a physician and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1836. He was born in Upper Canada, the son of William Bruce and Mary Alguire. Bruce was educated by John Strachan in Cornwall and went on to study medicine. He lived in Cornwall. Bruce served in the Stormont militia during the War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ..., later reaching the rank of lieutenant. He was named a justice of the peace for the Eastern District in 1833 and was appointed coroner in 1835. He died in Cornwall. References * Year of birth missing 1838 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Canadian coroners {{UpperCanada-politician-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce (VC)
William Arthur McCrae Bruce VC (15 June 1890 – 19 December 1914) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, following his death in combat during the Battle of Givenchy in France during the First World War. Born in Edinburgh on 15 June 1890, William Bruce was educated in Jersey, Channel Islands at Victoria College, Jersey. From here, he moved to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, to complete his officer's training before entering combat during the Great War. Serving with the 59th Scinde Rifles of the Indian Army, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for valour. Details He was 24 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 59th Scinde Rifles, British Indian Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. His citation reads: Bruce's Victoria Cross was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cabell Bruce
William Cabell Bruce (March 12, 1860May 9, 1946) was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929. Background Bruce was born in Charlotte County, Virginia to Charles and Sarah Alexander (Seddon) Bruce (a sister of James Seddon), and received an academic education at Norwood High School and College in Nelson County, Virginia. He later attended the University of Virginia where he bested Woodrow Wilson in both a highly contested formal debate and an essay competition. In 1882, he graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law. Career Bruce was admitted to the Maryland bar the same year and commenced law practice in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to his career in law, Bruce was also writer, and received a Pulitzer Prize in 1918 for his book ''Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed''. Bruce began his political career in the Maryland Senate, serving from 1894 to 1896, and was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major William Bruce-Gardyne
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks. Background Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers while in some nations, like Germany, majors are often in command of a company. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including ''general-major'' or ''major general'', denoting a low-level general officer, and ''sergeant major'', denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term ''major'' can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Gardyne
Clan Gardyne is a lowland Scottish clan from Angus History Origins of the clan The surname is frequently spelt Gardyne and according to the historian George Fraser Black, a family ''long of that Ilk'' hailed from the barony of Gardyne in the parish of Kirkden in the county of Angus. They built a strong tower, Gardyne Castle, which was extended in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 16th century clan conflicts The Clan Gardyne feuded with the nearby Clan Guthrie in the 16th century. The Guthries' Guthrie Castle was only a few miles away. In 1578 Patrick Gardyne of that Ilk was killed by William Guthrie and in the feud that followed both clans appear to have suffered heavy casualties. There are two accounts of how the feud started: According to the Gardynes, Patrick Gardyne and his kinsman Robert were killed on Carbundow Moor in 1578 and their deaths were avenged by Thomas Gairden who killed Alexander Guthrie in Inverpeffer in 1587. However, according to the Guth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Speirs Bruce
William Speirs Bruce (1 August 1867 – 28 October 1921) was a British Natural history, naturalist, polar region, polar scientist and Oceanography, oceanographer who organized and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE, 1902–04) to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica. Bruce later founded the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in Edinburgh, but his plans for a transcontinental Antarctic march via the South Pole were abandoned because of lack of public and financial support. In 1892 Bruce gave up his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh and joined the Dundee Whaling Expedition to Antarctica as a scientific assistant. This was followed by Arctic voyages to Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen and Jackson–Harmsworth Expedition, Franz Josef Land. In 1899 Bruce, by then Britain's most experienced polar scientist, applied for a post on Robert Falcon Scott' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Bruce
William George Bruce (March 17, 1856 – August 13, 1949) was a Milwaukee author, publisher of educational, historical and religious books, and founder of the American School Board Journal. He was a noted civic leader for the Milwaukee School Board, the Milwaukee harbor and the Milwaukee Auditorium, and active in Milwaukee and state politics. Early life and education William George Bruce was born March 17, 1856, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first of ten children of Augustus F. Bruce and Apollonia Becker. His father was a ship's carpenter, helping build vessels to sail the Great Lakes. William's early education was at home due to illness, although he attended St. Mary's parish school when he was eleven. His early jobs including cigar making. He attended night school for a time in Milwaukee and also later in Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked in a picture frame factory. On his return to Milwaukee, he studied at the Spencerian Business College. Career His career in the publishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce (minister)
William Bruce (1757–1841) was an Irish Presbyterian minister and educator. Early life The second son of Samuel Bruce, Presbyterian minister and grandson of Michael Bruce, of Wood Street, Dublin, and Rose Rainey of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, he was born in Dublin on 30 July 1757. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1771. In 1775, he obtained a scholarship, and graduated A.B., supporting himself by private tuition. In 1776, he went to Glasgow for a session, and, in 1777, to Warrington Academy for two years. Bruce's first settlement was at Lisburn, and he was ordained, on 4 November 1779, by the Bangor presbytery. His father's old congregation at Strand Street, Dublin, then called him on 24 March 1782 as colleague to John Moody, D.D., on the death of Thomas Plunket. He took part in the volunteer movement of 1782, serving in the ranks, but declined a command. At the national convention which met in November 1783, in the Rotunda at Dublin, he sat as delegate for Carri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Blair Bruce
William Blair Bruce (8October 185917November 1906) was a Canadian painter. He studied in France and became one of Canada's first impressionist painters. He lived most of his life in France and on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where he and his Swedish wife Carolina Benedicks-Bruce created the artists estate Brucebo, which was later established as a nature reserve. Biography Early years William Blair Bruce was born on 8October 1859, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he grew up in Corktown and on the Mountain. A plaque in Bruce Park, Hamilton marks the site of his childhood home. He was the son of William Bruce, born 1833 in Scotland, who emigrated to Hamilton with his wife Janet Blair in 1837. Initially Bruce studied law at Hamilton Collegiate Institute, but had his mind set on becoming an architect, and studied for a while at the Mechanics Institute in Hamilton, in 1877. He worked for an architectural firm for the ensuing two years. Members of his family were both musicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
