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[]
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[]
His son Michael Bruce, was also an MP.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "BRUCE, Patrick Craufurd (1748-1820), of Taplow Lodge, Bucks. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 1748 births
- 1820 deaths
- UK MPs 1802–1806
- UK MPs 1806–1807
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- 19th-century Scottish politicians
- People from Bournemouth
- People from Evesham
- People from Rye, East Sussex
- People from Dundalk