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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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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. Bruce had been elected to the British ...
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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.
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Jan 14, 2008 · Elgin, James Bruce, 8th Earl of. 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.
Jun 27, 2018 · 8th Earl of Elgin. 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. The son of the 7th Earl of Elgin, who collected the Elgin Marbles for the ...
James Bruce Elgin was born in London on 20 July 1811, the youngest son of Thomas, seventh Earl of Elgin and his second wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of J. T. Oswald. He completed his studies at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford (BA, 1833; MA, 1835). In 1840, following the death of his elder brother, he became the heir to the earldom and in 1841 ...
May 3, 2024 · Introduction: James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863) was appointed Governor General of Canada from 1847 to 1854. He was educated in Eton and Oxford, among a ruling elite of noblemen and future politicians who would play decisive roles and truly shape the British empire.
