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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsPhineas BRUCE
(1762-1809)
BRUCE, Phineas, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mendon, Mass., June 7,
1762; received a classical education and was graduated from Yale
College in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and
commenced practice in Machias, Maine (then a district of
Massachusetts); member of the Massachusetts house of
representatives 1791-1798 and in 1800; elected as a Federalist to
the Eighth Congress commencing March 4, 1803, but was prevented by
illness from qualifying; died in Uxbridge, Mass., October 4, 1809;
interment in the Old Burying Ground; reinterment in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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