Charles A. "Tony" Bruce, Jr. (1947-2006)
MSA SC 3520-13478
Biography:
Born in Princess Anne, Maryland, October 5, 1947. Son of Charles A. Bruce Sr. and Irene Larmore Bruce. Attended the University of Maryland; University of Baltimore, J.D., 1974. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1974; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1991. Died August 5, 2006, in Salisbury, Maryland. Buried at Beechwood Cemetery, Princess Anne, Maryland.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Somerset County, 1990. Appointed August 17,
1990. Sworn in August 23, 1990 to replace Daniel M Long, who was
appointed to Circuit Court, June 25, 1990, and resigned from House of Delegates
July 20, 1990.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
University senate, University of Baltimore, 1973-74. Attorney,
Board of Election Supervisors of Somerset County, 1975-79, 1982-90; Somerset
County Board of Education, 1976-83; City of Crisfield, 1978-92. Member,
1975-96 and chair, 1975-78, Community Advisory Committee, Rural Development
Center Advisory Committee; chair, 1989-90; member, Board of Visitors, 1997-,
Eastern Shore Branch, University of Maryland. Assistant state's attorney,
1976-78. Member, Board of Directors, 1978-90 and president, 1981,
1987, Edward P. McCready Hospital and Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home.
Chair, Somerset County Economic Development Commission, 1980-. Member,
Inquiry Committee of Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland. 1976-.
Member, Maryland Trial Courts Judicial Commission, 1995-99. Member,
Board of Directors, Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Inc., 1990-.
Managing partner, Jones & Bruce, P.A., Princess Anne, Maryland.
Member, Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Commission, 1991-92. Fellow,
Maryland Bar Foundation, Inc. Member, Somerset County Bar Association,
President, 1981; Maryland State Bar Association; member, Board of Governors,
1984-85; American Bar Association; American Agricultural Law Association.
Member, Alpha Delta.
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