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.
Statements (37)
| 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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