Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, 3rd Baronet (22 September 1820 – 8 December 1907) was an Irish

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politician. He was

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for

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from 1862 to 1874, and from 1880 to 1885. In 1842 he married Marianne Margaret Clifton (d 1891), daughter of

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. He held the office of

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in 1846. Bruce was elected to the

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at an unopposed by-election in 1862, following the death of the Conservative MP John Boyd. He was re-elected unopposed at the general elections in

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and

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, but was defeated at the 1874 general election by the Liberal candidate

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.Walker, op. cit., pages 115 He defeated Taylor (by 222 votes to 193) at the 1880 general election, and held the seat until the borough of

lost its separate parliamentary representation at the 1885 general election. He held the office of County Grand Master of the County Grand Orange Lodge of Londonderry between 1855 and 1857 He was

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from 1877 to 1907, and was sworn of the

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in 1889. His brother Lloyd Stuart Bruce, b. 1829 was the father of Edith Agnes Kathleen Bruce, the wife of

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* 1820 births 1907 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Londonderry constituencies (1801–1922) High Sheriffs of County Londonderry Irish Conservative Party MPs UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1880–1885 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Lord-Lieutenants of County Londonderry {{UK-baronet-stub