George A. Bruce
| George Anson Bruce | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1884 – 1884 |
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| Preceded by | George G. Crocker |
| Succeeded by | Albert E. Pillsbury |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate First Middlesex District |
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In office 1882 – 1884 |
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| Preceded by | Elisha S. Converse |
| Succeeded by | Eliazer Boynton |
| Fourth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts |
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In office January 1878 – January 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Austin Belknap |
| Succeeded by | John A. Cummings |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward 2 |
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In office January 1876 – January 1877 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1866 – 1866 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1839 Mont Vernon, New Hampshire |
| Died | 1929 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Clara M. Hall |
| Children | Clara Augusta Hall, born November 19, 1882. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth, class of 1861 |
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United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | August 1862-July 3, 1865 |
| Rank | Private, First Lieutenant, 1862 ; Major, (1864); Lieutenant Colonel, (1865). |
| Unit | Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War *Richmond-Petersburg Campaign *Capture of Fort Richmond at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm |
George Anson Bruce (November 19, 1839 – 1929) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, on the Board of Aldermen and as the fourth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.
Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire on November 19, 1839.
Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.
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