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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
British nobleman, politician and diplomat (1811–1863)
- Child of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and Elizabeth Oswald
- Married to Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin, Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce
- Dated 20 July 1811 CE – 20 November 1863 CE
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6 offices on record
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
- 1842 CE – 1846 CE Governor of Jamaica
- 1847 CE – 1854 CE Governor General of Canada
- 1859 CE – 1860 CE Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
- 21 March 1862 CE – 20 November 1863 CE Governor-General of India
- Dates unrecorded Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Family tree
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Family 11
- child of (mother) Elizabeth Oswald (died 1860)
- child of (child) Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin British nobleman and diplomat (1766–1841)
- of the house Clan Bruce Scottish clan from Kincardine in Scotland; Royal House
- parent of (child) Frederick John Bruce
- parent of (child) Lady Elma Bruce
- parent of (child) Robert Preston Bruce
- parent of (child) Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
- sibling of Augusta Stanley Scottish lady in waiting to Queen Victoria
- sibling of Lady Charlotte Bruce (died 1872)
- married to Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin
- married to Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce
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