Alexander B. Bruce
Alexander Bern Bruce | |
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| 22nd Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office 1886[1]–1887[1] | |
| Preceded by | James R. Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Alvin E. Mack |
| Member of the Lawrence, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward 5[2][1] | |
| In office 1884[1]–1884[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1853[2] Brechin, Scotland[2] |
| Died | 6 September 1909 (aged 55) Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | Scottish, American |
| Political party | Democratic[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Mary H. Mitchell, m. 1870[1] |
| Children | David Bruce[1] |
Alexander Bern Bruce (September 17, 1853 – 1909) was a Scottish American baker and politician who served as the twenty second Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Personal life
[edit]Alexander was born on September 17, 1853, to David and Jemima (Bern) Bruce. On September 24, 1870, he married Mary Hannah Mitchell in Lawrence, Massachusetts. They had one son, David Bruce.[3] Alexander died of typhoid fever on September 6, 1909.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, page 463, (1892).
- Men of progress: One thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, page 373, (1896).
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Herndon, Richard (1896), Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston, MA: New England Magazine, p. 373
- ^ a b c d e Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 463
- ^ Rand, John Clark (1890). One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First National Publishing Company. p. 84.
- ^ Bailey, Meghan (October 2010). "Bruce Family Papers Finding Aid.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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