Person Henry Austin Bruce (1815-1895); first Baron Aberdare

1815-1895 Henry Austin Bruce was born at Dyffryn Aberdâr in Glamorgan on 16 April 1815. He was educated at Swansea Grammar School and trained as a lawyer in the chambers of his uncle, James Lewis Knight-Bruce. He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1937, but he retired in 1843. In 1845 he moved to his family's estate in Dyffryn Aberdâr and began his political career. In 1852 he became the MP for Merthyr Tudful and steadily made his way through parliament as under-secretary at the Home Office, 1862-1864; vice-president of the committee of Council on Education, 1864-1866; Home Secretary, 1868-1873. He also sat on select committee on endowed schools in 1859. In 1873 he became the first Baron Aberdare. He was made a GCB on 7 January 1885. Aberdare died of influenza in London on 25 February 1895. He a member of the Council of the Girls Public Day School Company (later Trust), 1876-1879, and became its president in 1881. His daughter, Alice Moore Bruce, was also connected to the Girls' Public Day School Trust. politician GB/366/507 Matthew Cragoe, 'Bruce, Henry Austin, first Baron Aberdare (1815-1895)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3732, accessed 27 June 2008] Deposited/Corporate/GDS/Council/Aberdare 27/06/2008 Mkklibyz 13/03/2009 Mkklibyz Bruce; Henry Austin (1815-1895); 1st Baron Aberdare; politician Bruce Henry Austin Male GB/366/575 GB/366/475 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes 298db475-738e-4df6-aa5b-c911ae8c5af9