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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]
James Bruce, 8. hrabia Elgin i 12. hrabia Kincardine KT, GCB (ur. 20 lipca 1811 , zm. 20 listopada 1863 w Dharamsala ) – brytyjski arystokrata, polityk, dyplomata i administrator, m.in. gubernator generalny Brytyjskiej Kanady .
Lord Elgin. Lord Elgin's tenure as Governor General of Canada marked a crucial turning point in the development of responsible government, a foundational principle that would shape Canadian democracy.
20 lip 1998 · James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin 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.
When Lord Elgin – he no longer deserves the name of Excellency – made his appearance on the street to retire from the Council Chamber, he was received by the crowd with hisses, hootings, and groans. ... "The Montreal Riot of 1849", Canadian Historical Review, 32, 1 (March 1951), p. 61–65] James Moir Ferres. Extra du 25 avril 1849 of The ...
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other ...
In Jamaica Elgin found a society divided by racial differences and suffering the effects of an economic depression brought on by the abolition of slavery in 1833, circumstances not unlike those he was to find later in Canada.
