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Druce & Co. were a British furniture manufacturer and antique dealers operating in the 19th and 20th century. The company was founded by Thomas Charles Druce (b.1761 - d.1864) in the 1840s and was based in Baker Street and Portman Square, London. [1] During the 19th century, Druce expanded into a department store and an estate agency.
In 1897, a widow, Anna Maria Druce, claimed that the duke had led a double life as her father-in-law, Thomas Charles Druce of the furniture business Druce & Co., who had supposedly died in 1864. The widow claimed that the duke had faked the death of his alter ego Druce to return to a secluded aristocratic life and that therefore her son was ...
In July 1999, while driving, Druce struck and killed 42-year-old Harrisburg pedestrian Kenneth Cains, a former U.S. Marine who had served in the Vietnam War.. After attempting to cover his tracks by repairing his Jeep SUV, filing a false accident claim with his insurance company, and lying to police, Druce eventually pled guilty to a hit and run for leaving the scene of an accident, insurance ...
Possibly if Thomas Charles Druce's ancestry could be deduced (especially as his photographs were seen to resemble both Dr Harmer and the Duke) the story would simplify somewhat. Inspector Walter Dew makes a passing appearance in the story btw. Jackiespeel 18:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Druce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Duncan Druce (1939–2015), British composer and musicologist; Eliot Druce (1876–1934), English cricketer; Frank Druce (1875–1954), English cricketer
Thomas Charles (14 October 1755 – 5 October 1814) was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist clergyman of considerable importance in the history of modern Wales. Early life
Thomas Jeamson 1662, 1667 [2] John Chase 1663, 1671 [2] Brian Cave 1665, 1668 [2] Nathaniel Salter 1669 [2] William Thornton 1670 [2] George Fletcher 1672, 1676, died 1676 and replaced by William Shortgrave [2] John Ludwell 1673–1674 [2] Thomas Lessey 1675 [2] Robert Pitt 1677 [2] Robert Balch 1678 [2] William Latton 1679 [2] William Gould ...
Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce (15 February 1825 – 23 November 1890) was a Scottish barrister and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885. Early life and education [ edit ]