Ethel Bruce
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
|---|---|
| In office 9 February 1923 – 22 October 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Dame Mary Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Scullin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1879 Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 1967 (aged 87) London, England |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Walter Manifold (uncle) |
Ethel Dunlop Bruce, Viscountess Bruce of Melbourne (née Anderson; 25 May 1879 – 16 March 1967)
Early life
Bruce was one of seven daughters born to Elizabeth (née Manifold) and Andrew George Anderson, part of "a large family [...] with pioneer associations with western Victoria". She was of mostly Scottish ancestry, although she had an Irish grandmother. An uncle was Sir Walter Manifold, who served a term as President of the Victorian Legislative Council.[2]
Marriage
Bruce first met her future husband while at school; she was three years his senior. On a visit to England in 1912, she became reacquainted with him, and they were married on 12 July 1913 at
Public life
After Stanley Bruce was appointed
Ethel Bruce was "frail and deaf" by the age of 80, and after a brief illness she died in March 1967 at the age of 87.[11] Her husband viewed her death as "a loss beyond measure" and suffered a period of depression until his own death five months later.[12]
References
- ^ Australia's Prime Ministers Fast Facts
- ^ a b I. M. Cumpston (1989). Lord Bruce of Melbourne. Longman Cheshire. p. 10.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 11.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 102.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 30.
- ^ Home > Australia's PMs > Stanley Melbourne Bruce > Ethel Bruce, National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 31.
- ^ a b Cumpston (1989), p. 176.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 101.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 256.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 264.
- ^ Cumpston (1989), p. 265.