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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, (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). He is also noted for his controversial role during the Second Opium War. (From Wikipedia) More about James Bruce Elgin:
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19 additional books about James Bruce Elgin in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) The eighth Earl of Elgin; a chapter in nineteenth-century imperial history (Hodder and Stoughton ltd., 1928), by J. L. Morison (page images at HathiTrust)- Personal narrative of occurrences during Lord Elgin's second embassay to China in 1860. (J. Murray, 1900), by Henry Brougham Loch (page images at HathiTrust)
- Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59. (W. Blackwood and sons, 1859), by Laurence Oliphant (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Earl of Elgin (Methuen & Co., 1905), by George McKinnon Wrong (page images at HathiTrust)
- Personal narrative of occurrences during Lord Elgin's second embassy to China, 1860 (J. Murray, 1869), by Henry Brougham Loch Loch (page images at HathiTrust)
- Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 (W. Blackwood, 1860), by Laurence Oliphant (page images at HathiTrust)
- Lord Elgin (G. N. Morang & co., limited, 1903), by John George Bourinot (page images at HathiTrust)
- The administration of India from 1859-1868; the first ten years of administration under the crown. (Macmillan, 1869), by Iltudus Thomas Prichard (page images at HathiTrust)
- Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 (Harper & Brothers, 1860), by Laurence Oliphant (page images at HathiTrust)
- Reis door China en Japan. Bijdragen tot de kennis van den aard, de zeden, gewoonten en gebruiken dezer landen (K.H. Schadd, 1865), by Laurence Oliphant and J. van der Leeuw (page images at HathiTrust)
- La Chine et le Japon, mission du Comte d'Elgin pendant les années 1857, 1858 et 1859 (Michel Lévy Frères, 1860), by Laurence Oliphant (page images at HathiTrust)
- Letters and journals of James, eighth Earl of Elgin (J. Murray, 1872), by James Bruce Elgin, Theodore Walrond, and Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (page images at HathiTrust)
- Merton College and Canada (s.n., 1873), by Henry Scadding (page images at HathiTrust)
- Circulaire j'apprends qu'un projet d'adresse à la reine est envoyé dans toutes les parties du pays ... (s.n., 1849), by Église catholique. Archidiocèse de Québec. Archevêque (1844- 1850 : Signay) and Joseph Signay (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Elgin period the late Honorable Mrs. Robert Bruce, interesting reminiscences. (s.n., 1890), by Henry J. Morgan (page images at HathiTrust)
- A British friendship (reprinted from Once a week, no. CXCIX, of April 18th, 1863); and Memoir of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, reprinted from Daily News, December 12th, 1863 (s.n.], 1866), by Harriet Martineau (page images at HathiTrust)
- La Chine : racontée par Laurence Oliphant (M. Lévy frères, 1875), by Laurence Oliphant and François Guizot (page images at HathiTrust)
- Personal narrative of occurrences during Lord Elgin's second embassy to China in 1860. (J. Murray, 1870), by Henry Brougham Loch Loch (page images at HathiTrust)
- Extracts from the letters of James, Earl of Elgin, etc. etc. to Mary Louisa, Countess of Elgin, 1847-1862. (Privately printed, 1864), by James Bruce Elgin (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by James Bruce Elgin: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, Governor-General of Canada, Envoy to China, Viceroy of India, ed. by Theodore Walrond, contrib. by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (Gutenberg text)
Additional books by James Bruce Elgin in the extended shelves:- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: British North American railways letter to His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor general, &c. (s.n.], 1851), also by C. D. Archibald (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Circular, to the clerks of the peace it is probable, from the advanced period of the year, that the statutes of the present session may not be published in time to enable the selectors of jurors to procure them and perform their duties within the time prescribed for that purpose .. (s.n., 1852), also by Canada. Governor-General (1847-1854 : Elgin) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Condition and prospects of Canada in 1854 as pourtrayed in the despatches of the Right Honorable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor general of Canada to Her Majesty's principal secretary of state for the colonies. (S. Derbishire & G. Desbarats, 1855), also by John Somerset Pakington Hampton and Canada. Governor-General (1846-1854 : Elgin) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: The Elgin-Grey papers, 1846-1852 (J.O. Patenaude, I. S. O., printer to the King, 1937), also by Arthur G. Doughty, Henry George Grey Grey, and Public Archives of Canada (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: État et avenir du Canada en 1854 (S. Derbishire et G. Desbarats, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Etat et avenir du Canada en 1854 tel que retracé dans les dépêches du très-Honorable comte d'Elgin et Kincardine, gouverneur-général du Canada, au principal secrétaire d'Etat de Sa Majesté pour les colonies. (S. Derbishire et G. Desbarats, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Extracts from the letters of James, Earl of Elgin, etc. etc. to Mary Louisa, Countess of Elgin, 1847-1862. (Privately printed, 1864) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Lecture on freedom of mind, by the Reverend Henry Wilkes, A.M., and speech of His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin & Kincardine, K. T., &c. delivered before the Mercantile Library Association of Montreal, at the opening of the winter's course of lectures of that institution, Nov. 16, 1848. (s.n.], 1848), also by Henry Wilkes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letter on free trade and navigation of the St. Lawrence addressed to the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor-general of Her Majesty's North American possessions (Scobie & Balfour, 1846), also by James Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letter to His Excellency the Right Honorable Lord Elgin, on responsible government, as applied simply to the Province of Canada together with His Lordship's celebrated speech, delivered in the House of Commons, as Lord Bruce, in 1841, deprecating, in the strongest terms, all appointments to office by a tottering ministry, not enjoying the confidence of the people (s.n.], 1847), also by Fuimus (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letters and journals. (Murray, 1872), also by Theodore Walrond (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letters and journals of James, eighth Earl of Elgin (J. Murray, 1872), also by Theodore Walrond and Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Letters and journals of James, eighth earl of Elgin ... (J. Murray, 1872), also by Theodore Walrond (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Message Elgin and Kincardine : the governor general transmits, for the information of the Legislative Assembly, copies of a despatch and enclosures from Her Majesty's secretary of state for the colonies, relative to the projected railroad between Halifax and Quebec or Montreal. (s.n., 1851), also by Joseph Howe, Great Britain Colonial Office, and Canada. Governor-General (1847-1854 : Elgin) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: A plan of settlement & colonization : adapted to all the British North American provinces contained in a series of letters from James Fitzgerald, Esq., to a friend in Ireland : with the correspondence between the author and the governor general, the Provincial Agricultural Association of Upper Canada, and the Niagara District Agricultural Society. (Printed for the author, by J.G. Judd, 1850), also by James Fitzgerald, Niagara District Agricultural Society, and Provincial Agricultural Association (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: A plan of settlement & colonization adapted to all the British North American provinces contained in a series of letters from James Fitzgerald, Esq., to a friend in Ireland : with the correspondence between the author and the governor general, the Provincial Agricultural Association of Upper Canada, and the Niagara District Agricultural Society. (Printed for the author, by J.G. Judd, 1850), also by James Fitzgerald, Provincial Agricultural Association, and Niagara District Agricultural Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Proceedings at the ceremony of laying the chief corner stone of the Normal and Model Schools and education offices for Upper Canada, on Wednesday, the second day of July, 1851, by the Right Honorable the Earl of Elgin, Governor General of Canada, &c., &c. : with an introductory sketch on the system of public elementary instruction in Upper Canada, by the Chief Superintenent of Schools [Egerton Ryerson]. (Printed by Thomas Hugh Bentley, 1851), also by John William Dawson and Egerton Ryerson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Prospectus (s.n., 1853), also by Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: The question answered: "Did the ministry intend to pay rebels?" in a letter to His Excellency the Right Honorable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T., governor general of British North America (Armour & Ramsay, 1849), also by Canadian loyalist and Armour and Ramsay (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Remarks on the Earl of Elgin's despatch, dated the 5th of May 1849, on the subject of rebellion losses in Canada (s.n., 1849), also by Canada. Governor-General (1847-1854 : Elgin) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863: Return with despatches and correspondence relative to the seigniorial and feudal tenure in Lower Canada. (Lovell, 1852), also by Canada. Governor General (1846-1854 : Elgin), Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly, and Great Britain Colonial Office (page images at HathiTrust)
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