Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare

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British nobleman and politician (1815-1895)

PoliticiansLived 1815 to 1895 · aged 79

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Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, was a British Liberal Party politician, who served in government most notably as Home Secretary (1868-1873) and as Lord President of the Council.

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Lord Aberdare, portrait after Henry Tanworth Wells.

Statue overlooking the Main Building of Cardiff University

Caricature of Bruce by Carlo Pellegrini published in Vanity Fair in 1869 with the caption "He has gained credit by converting himself to the Ballot; he would gain greater credit by converting himself into an ex-secretary of State for the Home Department"

Henry Austin Bruce's grave at Aberffrwd cemetery in Mountain Ash, Wales.

Headstone of Sarah Fox Matheson, née Bruce (1861-1935), in Headington Cemetery, Oxford

Awards 3

Fellow of the Royal Society

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

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ChildHenry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare

ChildCharles Granville Bruce

Connected to Henry 6

William Townsend AitonAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Ilaria RamelliAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Veronica WedgwoodAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Raymond CarrAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

A. L. RowseAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Christopher de HamelAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society