Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare

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Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare , KBE , PC , DL (born June 16, 1919 in London , † January 23, 2005 ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party and from 1957 until his death a member of the House of Lords , as one of 92 elected hereditary peers since 1999 .

Origin and education

He was the eldest son of Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare and Margaret Bethune Black. Bruce inherited the title of his father after his death in 1957. He attended Winchester College and New College , Oxford , where he studied politics, philosophy and economics.

Career

In 1939 Bruce was drafted into the British Army and served with the rank of lieutenant in the Welsh Guards . He eventually reached the rank of captain after serving in various positions with the XII Corps , the 21st Army Group, and the XXX Corps during and after World War II .

Bruce worked for the J. Arthur Rank company for two years from 1947 , before taking a position at the British Broadcasting Corporation , where he worked from 1949 to 1956. In 1970 he became Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Security (formerly the Ministry of Health and Social Security). In 1974 he became a member of the Privy Council and Minister of State . Between 1976 and 1992 he served as Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords . In 1984 he received the rank of Knight Commander (KBE) in the Order of the British Empire (British order of knights ) and served in various capacities within the Order of St John of Jerusalem . After the House of Lords Act 1999 determined that hereditary nobles no longer automatically have a seat in the House of Lords, Bruce became one of the 92 elected hereditary nobles who were allowed to remain in the House of Lords.

Deva Stadium - Chester City Football Club

On August 24, 1992, Lord Aberdare officially opened Chester City Football Club's new football stadium , the so-called Deva Stadium .

A lifelong Real Tennis enthusiast, Bruce won the British Amateur Singles Championship four times between 1953 and 1957 and the British Amateur Doubles Championship four times between 1954 and 1961. He was President of Tennis and Rackets Association from 1972 to 2004. During his tenure there was a significant expansion in real tennis and rackets and a greater number of courts were built and already closed again. His book, The JT Faber Book of Tennis and Rackets (London: Quiller Press, 2001. ISBN 1-899163-62-X ), is the most comprehensive modern reference work for these sports.

The London Welsh Center in London, Gray's Inn Road

Lord Aberdare was President of the London Welsh Trust , the operator of the London Welsh Center , from 1959 to 1962 and from 1969 to 1970 .

family

In 1946 he married Maud Helen Sarah Dashwood, daughter of Sir John Dashwood, 10th Baronet , and Helen Moira Eaton. The couple had four children:

  • Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare (born May 2, 1947)
  • Hon. James Henry Morys Bruce (born December 28, 1948)
  • Hon. Henry Adam Francis Bruce (born February 5, 1962)
  • Hon. Charles Benjamin Bruce (born May 29, 1965)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aberdare, Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce . In: Who's Who 1998: an Annual Biographical Dictionary . St. Martin's Press, New York 1998, ISBN 0-312-17591-4 , pp. 2-3.
  2. ^ Welsh Biography Online.
  3. ^ Obituary in the Telegraph
  4. ^ Obituary in the Guardian
  5. ^ The Football Supporters' Federation - Chester. ( Memento from December 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Our Former Presidents: London Welsh Center . In: London Welsh Center website . London Welsh Center. 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved on April 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Maud Helen Sarah Bruce (née Dashwood), Lady Aberdare . National Portrait Gallery (London) . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
predecessor Office successor
Clarence Bruce Baron Aberdare
1957-2005 		Alastair Bruce
personal data
SURNAME Bruce, Morys, 4th Baron Aberdare
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bruce, Morys George Lyndhurst, 4th Baron Aberdare (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician and member of the House of Lords (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2005
Place of death London