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Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (15 April &#;– 25 August ) was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from to He held office as the leader of the Nationalist Party, having previously served as the treasurer of Australia from to

Born into a briefly wealthy Melbourne family, Bruce studied at the University of Cambridge and played a leading role in his family's softgoods firm following the suicide of his father John Munro Bruce.

He served on the front lines of the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I and returned to Australia wounded in , becoming a spokesman for government recruitment efforts. He gained the attention of the Nationalist Party and prime minister Billy Hughes, who encouraged a political career. He was elected to the House of Representatives in , bec