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Life Summary

Name	Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Alternative Names	Viscount Bruce
Born	15 April, 1883 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 August, 1967 (aged 84) London, Middlesex, England
Related Entries	[View as tree] Peterson, Herbert Anton (colleague) Stirling, Alfred Thorp (colleague)
Education *	Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1896-1901) Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1902-1904)
Occupation or Descriptor *	importer (1902-1904) Victoria, Australia importer (1907-1910) Overseas importer (1910-1914) Victoria, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1915-1917) Overseas liberal/conservative politician (1917-1929) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1917-1929) Federal, Australia prime minister (1923-1929) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1931-1932) Federal, Australia high commissioner (1932-1945) Federal, Australia university chancellor (1951-1961) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (British army officer) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (British army officer)
Awards	Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France) (recipient) Military Cross (recipient, 1916) Order of the Companion of Honour (recipient, 1928) Viscountcy (recipient, 1947)
Clubs *	Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (Scotland) (member)
Key Events *	Ottawa Conference, 1934 (delegate)
Groups *	Federal Parliament (9th: 1923-25, PM: Bruce) (Prime Minister, 1923-1925) Federal Parliament (10th: 1925-28, PM: Bruce) (Prime Minister, 1925-1928) Federal Parliament (11th: 1928-29, PM: Bruce) (Prime Minister, 1928-1929)
Legacies *	Bruce (suburb, Australian Capital Territory) (eponym) Bruce federal electorate (Victoria) (eponym) Bruce Hall (Australian National University) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Equity Trustees, Executors, and Agency Co Ltd (company director) National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (company director) Royal Society of London (UK) (fellowship, 1944-1967) British Finance Corporation for Industry Ltd (chair, 1947-1957) British India Steam Navigation Co (company director, 1948) National Bank of Australasia (board member, 1948) National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (board member, 1948) P & O Steam Navigation Co (company director, 1948) Royal Exchange Assurance of London (company director, 1948)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (Vic) (politician, 1917-1929)
Workplaces *	Paterson, Laing & Bruce (acting chair, 1907-1908) Paterson, Laing & Bruce (chair, 1908-1917) Paterson, Laing & Bruce (general manager, 1917) Australian National University (administration) (chancellor, 1951-1961)

* Dates are approximate