Robert Bruce (New Zealand politician)

Robert Cunningham Bruce (c. 1843 – 23 April 1917) was a Scottish-born sailor, New Zealand politician and conservationist.

Born in East Lothian, Scotland, Bruce's family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when he was seven years of age.

[2] After working in the goldfields of New Zealand and Queensland, he went to the United States where he remained for several years.

[3] Bruce was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.

[4] He was one of three candidates to contest the new Manawatu electorate in the 1896 election, but he was narrowly beaten by John Stevens.