George A. Bruce
# George A. Bruce

George Anson Bruce (November 19, 1839 – January 31, 1929) was an American 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.

## Early life

Bruce was born to Nathaniel and Lucy (Butterfield) Bruce in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire on November 19, 1839.

## Family

Bruce married Clara M. Hall of Groton, Massachusetts, they had one daughter, Clara Augusta, who was born November 19, 1882.

George A. Bruce died in Brookline, Massachusetts on January 31, 1929, at 89 years of age..

## Writings

* The capture and occupation of Richmond (1900).
* twentieth regiment of Massachusetts volunteer infantry, 1861-1865 (1906).
