Bruce, James (8th Earl of Elgin) National Historic Person
Ottawa, Ontario
James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, 1848
(© James Bruce, Earl of Elgin | Comte d'Elgin / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / C-000291)
Address :
Ottawa, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1953-05-26
Life Date:
1811 to 1863
Other Name(s):
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Bruce, James (8th Earl of Elgin)
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Governor General of British North America (1847-54) inaugurated responsible government in the Province of Canada