855 Robert Bruce

Constituency  : Fife  1880-85  , West  Fife  1885-9  ( from  1886  Liberal  Unionist )

Robert  took  over  from  Robert  Anstruther  at  Fife.

Robert  was  a  younger  brother  of  the  Earl  of  Elgin. He  was  educated  at  Eton  and  Oxford. He  was  a  captain  in  the  Fifeshire  Artillery  Militia.

In  1883  Robert  expressed  concern  about  the  education  of  Scottish  children  who  worked  part  time  in  factories.

When  the  seat  was  split  in  1885  Robert  was  elected  unopposed  in  West  Fife  and  again  in  1886  despite  switching  to  the  Liberal  Unionists.

In  1886  Robert  spoke  against  the  Church  of  Scotland  Bill  as  unlikely  to  obtain  its  stated  aim  of  reuniting  the  Presbyterian  churches.

He  died  in  1891  aged  42.