James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin and 12th earl of Kincardine
1811–63
Statesman. Liberal-conservative MP for Southampton, 1841. Succeeded to earldoms in 1841. Governor of Jamaica, 1842; governor-general of Canada, 1846–54; postmaster-general, 1859. Governor-general and viceroy of India, 1861.
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DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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