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Stanley Bruce

1883 - 1967

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Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. He held office as the leader of the Nationalist Party, having previously served as the treasurer of Australia from 1921 to 1923. Born into a briefly wealthy Melbourne family, Bruce studied at the University of Cambridge and played a leading role in his family's softgoods firm following the suicide of his father John Munro Bruce. He served on the front lines of the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I and returned to Australia wounded in 1917, becoming a spokesman for government recruitment efforts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Bruce is the 14,004th most popular politician (up from 15,566th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Australia (up from 252nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stanley Bruce ranks 14,004 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Calpurnius Piso, George Maxwell Richards, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Thrasyllus, Mother Shipton, and King Dao of Zhou. After him are Susana Higuchi, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Juan Antonio Ríos, José Posada Herrera, Choe Thae-bok, and Giovanni Pesaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Stanley Bruce ranks 192. Before him are Tom Moore, Joachim Ringelnatz, Abdul Muis, Şemsettin Günaltay, Emil Voigt, and Toivo Kuula. After him are Emil Rausch, Robert Lowie, Élie Lescot, Gheorghe Argeșanu, Ernst Stadler, and Fred Pentland. Among people deceased in 1967, Stanley Bruce ranks 188. Before him are Bert Lahr, Franz Babinger, Arthur Ransome, Óscar Diego Gestido, Ciro Alegría, and Fausto Acke. After him are Henry Luce, Art Langley, Lajos Kassák, Angela Piskernik, Gerald Patterson, and Ramón Zabalo.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Stanley Bruce ranks 181 out of 1,143. Before him are William Jones (null), Brian McGuire (1945), James Anderson (1894), James Wolfensohn (1933), Mae Busch (1891), and Joel Edgerton (1974). After him are Jesse Spencer (1979), Mark Edmondson (1954), Malcolm Fraser (1930), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), and Stan Rowley (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Stanley Bruce ranks 15. Before him are Kevin Rudd (1957), John Curtin (1885), Alfred Deakin (1856), Robert Menzies (1894), Bob Hawke (1929), and David Hurley (1953). After him are Malcolm Fraser (1930), Gerald Patterson (1895), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), Quentin Bryce (1942), Peter Scully (1963), and Paul Keating (1944).

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