Charles Bruce was born in British India in 1836,[3] the son of Thomas Bruce, of Arnott, Kinross-shire, who worked for many years for the Honourable East India Company. His father was a descendant of the 9th Earl of Home. Young Charles was educated at Harrow and Yale University.[1] In early life he went to Germany, and devoted himself to the study of Oriental language and literature, mainly Sanskrit and Zend-Pahlavi. He assisted in preliminary work for the Great Sandskrit Dictionary by Otto von Böhtlingk and Rudolf von Roth (Sanskrit Wörterbuch, 7 vols., 1855–75), published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. It was through this connection he was able to get the academy to publish his work Die Geschichte von Nala (1862), an attempt to restore the original text of an episode in the Indian epic, the Mahabharata.[3] While serving as a librarian at the British Museum, he was in 1865 elected Professor of Sanskrit at King's College, Cambridge.[1]
His work The Broad Stone of Empire (1910) described his experience of the problems with Crown colony administration.[5]
Later lifeedit
On his return to the United Kingdom, Bruce became a campaigner for Indian immigrants and settlers in other British colonies, especially in South Africa. He was an early member of the committee formed in London to uphold their claims, and in June 1908 he headed a representative deputation to ask Lord Crewe for the intervention of the Home Government.[3]
Lady Bruce, née Clara Lucas (d. 1916). Photographed 28 March 1901
Bruce married, in 1868, Clara Lucas,[6] daughter of John Lucas, and had two sons. Charles Maurice Dundas Bruce was born in Mauritius in 1869 and killed in action in the First Somaliland Campaign in 1903.[7][8][9]
Lady Bruce died in April 1916. He himself died in Edinburgh 13 December 1920.[3]
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Sir Charles Bruce GCMG JP 1836 13 December 1920 1 was a British colonial administrator and author He was the 18th Governor of Mauritius from 1897 to 1903 2 SirGeorge Charles BruceGCMG JPPersonal detailsBorn1836British IndiaDied13 December 1920Edinburgh Contents 1 Early life 2 Colonial administrator 3 Later life 4 Family 5 Publications 6 ReferencesEarly life editCharles Bruce was born in British India in 1836 3 the son of Thomas Bruce of Arnott Kinross shire who worked for many years for the Honourable East India Company His father was a descendant of the 9th Earl of Home Young Charles was educated at Harrow and Yale University 1 In early life he went to Germany and devoted himself to the study of Oriental language and literature mainly Sanskrit and Zend Pahlavi He assisted in preliminary work for the Great Sandskrit Dictionary by Otto von Bohtlingk and Rudolf von Roth Sanskrit Worterbuch 7 vols 1855 75 published by the Imperial Academy of St Petersburg It was through this connection he was able to get the academy to publish his work Die Geschichte von Nala 1862 an attempt to restore the original text of an episode in the Indian epic the Mahabharata 3 While serving as a librarian at the British Museum he was in 1865 elected Professor of Sanskrit at King s College Cambridge 1 Colonial administrator editBruce left for Mauritius in 1868 to take up position as Rector of the Royal College in Port Louis He held this post for 10 years until he transferred to Ceylon in 1878 to become Director of Public Instruction He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG in the 1881 Birthday Honours for his service during his years in Ceylon 1 By 1882 he was back in Mauritius as Colonial Secretary but left for British Guiana in 1885 to become Lieutenant Governor He continued as such until 1893 during which he was three times Acting Governor and in 1889 was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG 1 In 1893 Bruce was appointed Governor of the Windward Islands The colony of the Windward Islands consisted at this time of Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia the Governor had his seat in Grenada Bruce was appointed Governor of Mauritius in May 1897 The six years of his tenure as governor until 1903 were marked by substantial progress With the support of the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain he reformed every public department and took measures to prepare the island to meet frequent devastating hurricanes 3 He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG in August 1901 on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York later King George V and Queen Mary 4 His work The Broad Stone of Empire 1910 described his experience of the problems with Crown colony administration 5 Later life editOn his return to the United Kingdom Bruce became a campaigner for Indian immigrants and settlers in other British colonies especially in South Africa He was an early member of the committee formed in London to uphold their claims and in June 1908 he headed a representative deputation to ask Lord Crewe for the intervention of the Home Government 3 He was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Kinross shire 1 Family edit nbsp Lady Bruce nee Clara Lucas d 1916 Photographed 28 March 1901 Bruce married in 1868 Clara Lucas 6 daughter of John Lucas and had two sons Charles Maurice Dundas Bruce was born in Mauritius in 1869 and killed in action in the First Somaliland Campaign in 1903 7 8 9 Lady Bruce died in April 1916 He himself died in Edinburgh 13 December 1920 3 Publications editDie Geschichte von Nala 1862 Poems 1865 The Broad Stone of Empire 1910 The True Temper of Empire 1912 Milestones on my Long Journey 1917 1 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Bruce governor a b c d e f g BRUCE Sir Charles Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 1920 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 Sitter Sir Charles Bruce 1836 1920 Lafayette Negative Archive a b c d e Death of Sir Charles Bruce services to the Empire The Times No 42593 London 14 December 1920 p 14 No 27344 The London Gazette 9 August 1901 p 5256 Fiji as a Crown Colony The Quarterly Review 216 55 78 January 1912 Sitter Lady Bruce nee Clara Lucas d 1916 Lafayette Negative Archive Gumburru and Daratoleh 1903 Somaliland Campaign Bruce family mausoleum Kinross inscription The Sphere An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home Volume 13 p 122 Government offices Preceded bySir Walter Hely Hutchinson Governor of the Windward Islands1893 97 Succeeded bySir Cornelius Alfred Moloney Preceded bySir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham Governor of Mauritius11 May 1897 30 October 1903 Succeeded bySir Charles Cavendish Boyle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Bruce governor amp oldid 1194572996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
