James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Bruce,_8th_Earl_of_Elgin

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:diplomat gptkb:nobleman gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate	1811-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Victor_Bruce,_9th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:deathDate	1863-11-20
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Dharamsala,_British_India
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Thomas_Bruce,_7th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Knight_of_the_Thistle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Elizabeth_Oswald
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Second_Opium_War ordering the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:diplomat gptkb:colonial_administrator politician
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Whig
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:High_Commissioner_and_Plenipotentiary_in_China_and_the_Far_East gptkb:British_peer gptkb:Governor_of_Jamaica Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:The_Earl_Cathcart_(as_Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada) gptkb:The_Earl_of_Dalhousie_(as_Viceroy_of_India)
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:St_John_in_the_Wilderness_Church,_Dharamsala,_India
gptkbp:signature	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Elizabeth_Mary_Cumming-Bruce gptkb:Lady_Mary_Louisa_Lambton
gptkbp:successor	Sir John Lawrence (as Viceroy of India) Sir Edmund Walker Head (as Governor General of the Province of Canada)
gptkbp:title	gptkb:12th_Earl_of_Kincardine gptkb:8th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arrow_War gptkb:Burning_of_the_Old_Summer_Palace gptkb:Elgin_County gptkb:Lord_Canning gptkb:Lord_Elgin
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5