John Bruce

John Bruce (or Brousse; died 26 October 1893) was the first president of the Métis provisional government at the Red River Colony during the Red River Rebellion of 1869. He resigned because he was sick and his secretary, Louis Riel, became the president. Bruce died in Leroy, North Dakota in 1893 after falling ill the previous year. He was buried in the cemetery of the Roman Catholic church.