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Bruce, James (1)

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a Scottish prelate, was the son of Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan, and was first rector of Kilreiny, in Fife, about 1438. He was promoted to the see of Dunkeld, and consecrated in 1441. In 1444 he was made chancellor of the kingdom. He was translated to the see of Glasgow in 1446, but died before his consecration, in 1447. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 87.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bruce, James (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bruce-james-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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