Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, 1st Baronet ( – 11 April 1822) was an Irish priest.
He was the brother of Sir Stewart Bruce, 1st Baronet and also of Frideswide Mussenden for whom the Mussenden Temple (near Downhill House) was built and named.
[1] In 1785, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, Dublin.
[2] In 1803, he inherited Downhill House from his cousin, Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, and he was created Baronet, of Downhill in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 29 June 1804.
[3] On 10 November 1786, Bruce married Letitia Barnard (c. 1765–1816), a daughter of Rev.