1811 - 1863
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin was in a relationship with Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin.
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin is a member of the following lists: Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies.
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| First Name |
James
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| Middle Name |
Bruce, 8th Earl Of
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| Last Name |
Elgin
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| Birthday |
20th July, 1811
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| Birthplace |
London, United Kingdom
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| Died |
20th November, 1863
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, KSI, PC (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). In 1857, he was appointed High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East to assist in the process of opening up China and Japan to Western trade. In 1860, during the Second Opium War in China, in retaliation for the torture and execution of almost twenty European and Indian prisoners, he ordered the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, an architectural wonder with immeasurable collections of artworks and historic antiques, inflicting invaluable loss of cultural heritage.
Subsequently, he compelled the Qing dynasty to sign the Convention of Peking, adding Kowloon Peninsula to the British crown colony of Hong Kong.
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