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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, KCSI, PC, FSA Scot (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served as Governor of Jamaica (1842–1846), Governor General of the Province of Canada (1847–1854), and Viceroy of India (1862–1863). [1]
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James Bruce, 8.º Conde de Elgin y 12.º Conde de Kincardine...
- James Bruce (diplomático) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
George Charles Constantine Bruce, Lord Bruce (1800–1840) James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) – of the sacking of the Summer Palace; Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968)
- Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce
- Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss
- Baron Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Torry
- Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
In 1840, following the death of his elder brother, he became the heir to the earldom and in 1841, on the death of his father, succeeded to the title, becoming the eighth earl of Elgin. That same year he was elected Southampton's representative in the House of Commons, but his new earldom brought an end to his parliamentary career.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served as Governor of Jamaica (1842–1846), Governor General of the Province of Canada (1847–1854), and Viceroy of India (1862–1863).
BRUCE, JAMES, 8th Earl of ELGIN and 12th Earl of KINCARDINE, colonial administrator; b. 20 July 1811 in London, England, second son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, the “saviour” of the “Elgin Marbles,” and of Elizabeth Oswald; d. 20 Nov. 1863 at Dharmsala, India.
27 de jun. de 2018 · James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), was the governor general of Canada who implemented the principle of "responsible government" in colonial administration and paved the way for the development of a Commonwealth comprising autonomous nations.
