William Napier Bruce
The Honourable William Napier Bruce, CB (18 January 1858 – 20 March 1936)[1] was a British educationalist and lawyer.
Life
The son of
Greats. In 1882, he married Emily McMurdo, daughter of General Sir William McMurdo
. They had one son and one daughter.
In 1883, Bruce was
Assistant Secretary to the Board of Education. In 1929, he became Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales, in succession to Lord Kenyon.[1]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1905 and a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1935. He died in Bath in 1936.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rees, Sir James Frederick. "BRUCE, WILLIAM NAPIER (1858 - 1936), educationalist and lawyer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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