Thomas Bruce (1738-1797)
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General Thomas Bruce was a British soldier and politician, the third son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine
. He was the Member of Parliament
for Marlborough
, 22 June 1790 – 30 May 1796, and Great Bedwyn
, 28 May 1796 – 12 December 1797.
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine . The son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine and Rachel Paunceforth, Bruce became the 8th Lord of Torry and the 8th Earl of Kincardine in 1740....
. He was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
, 22 June 1790 – 30 May 1796, and Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes...
, 28 May 1796 – 12 December 1797.