James Bruce (1811 - 1863)

Born 20 Jul 1811 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Louisa (Lambton) Bruce — married 1846 in London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1863 at age 52 in Dharmsala, India

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Biography

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James Bruce was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He was Governor of Jamaica from 1842 to 1846, Governor General of British North America (Canada) from 1847 to 1854, and Viceroy of India from 1862 to 1863.

James, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, born 20 July, 1811, in London, England, was the second son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, and Elizabeth Oswald.^[1] Elizabeth was his father's second wife.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ W L Morton, “BRUCE, JAMES, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine,” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bruce_james_9E.html : accessed 19 July 20118).
2. ↑ Wikipedia:James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, accessed 19 July 2018.

See also:

• The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, "James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin", Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 July, 2018, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Bruce-8th-earl-of-Elgin : accessed 19 July 2018).

• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21638068/james-bruce : accessed 14 September 2021), memorial page for James Bruce (20 Jul 1811–20 Nov 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21638068, citing Saint Johns Church Cemetery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India ; Maintained by odzer (contributor 46790875) .