Viscount Bruce

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Viscount Bruce is the British noble title created for Stanley Bruce, the former Prime Minister of Australia who later served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and a prominent statesman in international affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
viscountcy
associatedCountry Australia NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Melbourne NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
creationDate 1947
extinctionDate 1967
extinctionReason death of first viscount without male heir
firstHolder Stanley Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne NERFINISHED
firstHolderBirthDate 15 April 1883
firstHolderDeathDate 25 August 1967
firstHolderHonour Companion of Honour NERFINISHED
Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED
Privy Counsellor
firstHolderInternationalInvolvement League of Nations NERFINISHED
firstHolderInternationalRole Chairman of the Council of the League of Nations
President of the Council of the League of Nations
firstHolderOffice High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Australia
firstHolderPoliticalParty Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED
fullTitle Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, of Melbourne in the State of Victoria and Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
hereditary yes
monarchAtCreation George VI NERFINISHED
namedAfter Stanley Bruce NERFINISHED
nobilityType Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFor honouring an Australian Prime Minister with a UK viscountcy
linking Australian political leadership with British peerage
peerageJurisdiction House of Lords NERFINISHED
precedence above a baron
below an earl
rank Viscount
reasonForCreation recognition of Stanley Bruce's international statesmanship
recognition of Stanley Bruce's service as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
recognition of Stanley Bruce's service as Prime Minister of Australia
status extinct
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
titleHolder Stanley Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne NERFINISHED

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Stanley Bruce nobleTitle Viscount Bruce