Druce
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Druce is a surname
. It may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. It may refer to:
- Frank DruceFrank DruceNorman Frank Druce, known as Frank Druce was an England cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898. He is one of the very few Test cricketers to have made his claims for inclusion purely upon his performance for an Oxbridge university...
- George Claridge DruceGeorge Claridge DruceGeorge Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford.G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire.He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion....
, English botanist - Herbert DruceHerbert DruceHerbert Druce, FLS was a British entomologist.His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London....
(1846-1913), British entomologist - John DruceJohn DruceJohn W. Druce is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers-Playing career:...
- Joseph DruceJoseph DruceJoseph Druce is a convicted murderer best known for having killed John Geoghan - the former Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing children, and who had also been at the center of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal.In August 2003, while in protective custody at the...
, prisoner who murdered John Geoghan - Thomas W. DruceThomas W. DruceThomas W. Druce is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 144th legislative district.He graduated from William Tennent High School in 1979 and from Westminster College in 1983...
, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- The Druce-Portland case involved various members of the Druce family:
- Thomas Charles Druce (d.1864), London retailer, supposedly an alias of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of PortlandWilliam John Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland , styled Lord William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British aristocratic eccentric who preferred to live in seclusion...
- Anna Maria Druce, daughter-in-law, who initiated the case
- George Hollamby Druce, grandson, who took up the case
- Herbert Druce, son, accused of perjury
- Thomas Charles Druce (d.1864), London retailer, supposedly an alias of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland