Charles Cumming-Bruce

The House of Commons, 1833 by Sir George Hayter

Charles Lennox Cumming-Bruce (20 February 1790 – 1 January 1875),[1] was a Scottish Conservative politician. He was the second son of Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, 1st Baronet, and in 1820 married Mary Elizabeth Bruce, the only daughter of James Bruce.[2]

He served as the Member of Parliament for the Inverness Burghs constituency from 1831 to 1837 - being re-elected in 1834 with a majority of only four votes,[3] and for Elginshire and Nairnshire from 1840 to 1868.

Cumming-Bruce's only child Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce married James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin.

The grave of James Bruce of Kinnaird, Larbert Churchyard

He is commemorated on the monument to James Bruce of Kinnaird on the east face of the iron monument.

References

  1. ^ "List of members for Elgin & Nairnshire". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1850. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1850
  3. ^ Smallest majorities, Scottish seats at Westminster "Smallest majorities at Westminster". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
1831–1832 		Succeeded by
John Baillie
Preceded by
John Baillie
 Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
1833–1837 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Elginshire and Nairnshire
1840–1868 		Succeeded by


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