Sir John Bruce, 2nd Baronet (before 1671 – 19 March 1711) was the son of William Bruce, the famous architect, and a Member of Parliament.
John married Christian Leslie, widow of the Marquess of Montrose and daughter of the Duke of Rothes. In 1702, he succeeded his father as a member of the Parliament of Scotland after William was expelled for his Jacobite sympathies, and was one of the Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. John inherited the baronetcy on his father's death in 1710. Following his own death shortly after, the baronetcy became extinct, and the Kinross estate passed to his sister Anne Bruce, who married Sir Thomas Hope, 4th Baronet Hope of Craighall.[1]
References
- ^ "thepeerage.com: Sir William Bruce, 1st Bt". Retrieved 30 May 2007.
External links
- BRUCE, John (d. 1711), of Kinross House, Kinross. at The History of Parliament online
| Parliament of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir David Arnot | Shire Commissioner for Kinross 1702–1707 | Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Scotland | Member of Parliament for Scotland 1707–1708 With: 44 others | Succeeded by Mungo Graham (as MP for Kinross-shire 1710) |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by William Bruce | Baronet (of Balcaskie) 1710–1711 | Extinct |