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Jul 20, 1998 · James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin (born July 20, 1811, London—died Nov. 20, 1863, Dharmsala, India) was a British statesman and governor general of British North America in 1847–54 who effected responsible, or cabinet, government in Canada and whose conduct in office defined the role for his successors.
James Bruce was a Scottish writer and traveller, whose legacy remains shrouded in rumour and false accusations…. Terry Stewart. 12 min read. James Bruce is an incredibly enigmatic historical figure, surrounded by conspiracy theories, rumours of Masonic influence and colonial interference, not to mention wild accusations and exceptional claims ...
Jan 14, 2008 · James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl of, governor general of Canada 1847-54 (b at London, Eng 20 July 1811; d at Dharmsala, India 20 Nov 1863). As a student at Eton and Oxford, Elgin displayed the brilliance that sparked his later reputation as an inspired orator, cultured humanist and judicious administrator.
Nov 4, 2020 · Echoes of Ethiopia: The James Bruce Monument. We revisit the story of enigmatic explorer James Bruce and discover the Ethiopian influences on one of Stirlingshire’s most fascinating monuments. A forgotten monument to a hidden chapter in British-African history stands at the edge of the car park at Larbert Old Church, Stirlingshire.
James Bruce was an explorer who, in the course of daring travels in Ethiopia, reached the headstream of the Blue Nile, then thought to be the Nile’s main source. The credibility of his observations, published in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790), was questioned in Britain, partly because he had first told the French court of ...
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.
Though he was almost certainly not the first European to reach the source of the Nile, more likely the second or third, Bruce was one of the first African explorers to make his journey for the sake of curiosity, as well as for personal glory, instead of a sense of nationalism, a religious expedition or a trading mission (Ullendorff, 136).
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