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Patrick Craufurd Bruce (24 January 1748 – 30 March 1820) was a Member of Parliament in the early 19th century. He represented three constituencies: Evesham, Rye and Dundalk.

Life

He planted vast forests in Berkshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire. Bruce's Wood was planted around the estuary of the River Bourne, which later became Bournemouth.

Family

His son Michael Bruce was also an MP.

See also

• Bruce baronets

References

1. "BRUCE, Patrick Craufurd (1748–1820), of Taplow Lodge, Bucks. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
2. "Meyrick Park & Talbot Woods Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Bournemouth Council. 1 July 2009. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. "Bruce, Patrick Craufurd (1748–1820), of Taplow Lodge, Bucks". History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. "Bruce, Michael (1787–1861), of 44 Upper Brook Street, Mdx. History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk.

• 1748 births
• 1820 deaths
• UK MPs 1802–1806
• UK MPs 1806–1807
• UK MPs 1807–1812
• 19th-century British politicians
• Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Louth constituencies (1801–1922)
• Politicians from Bournemouth
• People from Evesham
• People from Rye, East Sussex
• People from Dundalk