Patrick Craufurd Bruce
Patrick Craufurd Bruce (24 January 1748 – 30 March 1820) was a Member of Parliament in the early 19th century. He represented three constituencies: Evesham, Rye and Dundalk.[1]
Life
[edit]He planted vast forests in Berkshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire. Bruce's Wood was planted around the estuary of the River Bourne, which later became Bournemouth.[2][3]
Family
[edit]His son Michael Bruce was also an MP.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BRUCE, Patrick Craufurd (1748–1820), of Taplow Lodge, Bucks. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Meyrick Park & Talbot Woods Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Bournemouth Council. 1 July 2009. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Bruce, Patrick Craufurd (1748–1820), of Taplow Lodge, Bucks". History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Bruce, Michael (1787–1861), of 44 Upper Brook Street, Mdx. History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk.
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