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Bruce, Sir George (c. 1550–1625), mining industrialist and landowner  

R. A. Houston

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Bruce, Sir George (c. 1550–1625), mining industrialist and landowner, was probably born about 1550, the youngest of the three sons of Sir Edward Bruce (1505–1565) of Blairhall near Culross, in Perthshire, and Alison Reid of Aitkenhead, a sister of the bishop of Orkney...