Phineas Bruce

Hon. Phineas Bruce, 8th U.S. Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts(Maine)'s 17th, district
In office 1803-1805, elected to the Eight Congress of the United States
Politician. Massachusetts House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	June 7, 1762 Mendon, Massachusetts
Died	October 4, 1809 (aged 47) Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Resting place	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Yale University
Profession	In 1790, began as a Lawyer at Machias, Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts

Hon. Phineas Bruce (June 7, 1762 – October 4, 1809) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who was later elected to the US Congress.

Biography

Prospect Hill Cemetery, burial place for Hon. Phineas Bruce.

Phineas Bruce was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, on June 7, 1762. He received a classical education and was graduated from Yale College in 1786. He studied law.

He was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Machias, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts). He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1791-1798 and in 1800.

Bruce was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth Congress commencing March 4, 1803 – 1805, but was prevented by illness from qualifying. He died in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, October 4, 1809 and was interred in the Old Burying Ground and later reinterred in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Phineas Bruce at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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