Bruce, Stanley Melbourne
Born: Apr 15, 1883 AD
Died: 1967 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: Australian
Categories: Politician
Died: 1967 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: Australian
Categories: Politician
1883 - He was born in Melbourne on the 15th of April.
1907 - He studied law in London and was called to the bar.
1917 - He was severely wounded in France, winning the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre.
1918 - His public speaking attracted the attention of the Nationalist Party, and he was elected to the House of Representatives as MP for Flinders, near Melbourne.
1920 - He formed an effective partnership with the Country Party leader, Dr Earle Page, and exploited public fears of communism and militant trade unions to dominate Australian politics through.
1921 - His background in business led to his being appointed Treasurer (finance minister).
1922 - When the Nationalist Party lost its majority at the election, the Country Party demanded that Prime Minister Billy Hughes resign as the price of joining a coalition government, and Bruce found himself Prime Minister at the age of only 39.
1929 - On the 10th of September, Billy Hughes and five other Nationalist members joined Labor in voting against the Bill.
1931 - Bruce won his seat back and became a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Joseph Lyons.
1933 - He was dispatched to London as High Commissioner.
- He was appointed a member of the Imperial War Cabinet and the Pacific War Cabinet.
1947 - He was created Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, of Westminster Gardens in the City of Westminster.
- He represented Australia on various United Nations bodies and sat on the boards of many companies.
1967 - He died in London on the 25th of August.
1907 - He studied law in London and was called to the bar.
1917 - He was severely wounded in France, winning the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre.
1918 - His public speaking attracted the attention of the Nationalist Party, and he was elected to the House of Representatives as MP for Flinders, near Melbourne.
1920 - He formed an effective partnership with the Country Party leader, Dr Earle Page, and exploited public fears of communism and militant trade unions to dominate Australian politics through.
1921 - His background in business led to his being appointed Treasurer (finance minister).
1922 - When the Nationalist Party lost its majority at the election, the Country Party demanded that Prime Minister Billy Hughes resign as the price of joining a coalition government, and Bruce found himself Prime Minister at the age of only 39.
1929 - On the 10th of September, Billy Hughes and five other Nationalist members joined Labor in voting against the Bill.
1931 - Bruce won his seat back and became a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Joseph Lyons.
1933 - He was dispatched to London as High Commissioner.
- He was appointed a member of the Imperial War Cabinet and the Pacific War Cabinet.
1947 - He was created Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, of Westminster Gardens in the City of Westminster.
- He represented Australia on various United Nations bodies and sat on the boards of many companies.
1967 - He died in London on the 25th of August.
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