James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

(1811-1863)

British politician

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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine KT GCB PC (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863), was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He was the Governor General of the Province of Canada, a High Commissioner in charge of opening trades with China and Japan, and Viceroy of India. As British High Commissioner in China during the Second Opium War, after repeatedly attacking China, he ordered the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860.

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Born	20 July 1811 London, United Kingdom
Died	20 November 1863 (aged 52)
Zodiac	Cancer
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Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin · 1819-1898 · wife of 8th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine; daughter of 1st Earl of Durham, 1819-1898 info edit view couple »

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