Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Elgin KG GCSI GCIE PC |
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| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
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In office 10 December 1905 – 12 April 1908 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Preceded by | Alfred Lyttelton |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Crewe |
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
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In office 11 October 1894 – 6 January 1899 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
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16 May 1849 Montreal, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Died | 18 January 1917 (aged 67) Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Constance Mary (2) Gertrud Lilian Ashley Sherbrooke; died 1971) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC (16 May 1849 – 18 January 1917), known as Lord Bruce until 1863, was a right-wing British Liberal politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899. He was appointed by Arthur Balfour to hold an investigative enquiry into the conduct of the Boer War from 1902–03. The Elgin Commission was the first of its kind in the British Empire, it travelled to South Africa, and took oral evidence from men who had actually fought in the battles. It was the first to value the lives of the dead, and to consider the feelings of mourning relatives left behind. And it was the first occasion in the history of the British Army that recognised the testimony of ordinary soldiery as well as that of the officers.
Elgin was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, who served as Governor-General of Canada at the time, and his wife Lady May Louisa, daughter of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham. He was educated at Glenalmond, Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
Elgin entered politics as a Liberal, serving as Treasurer of the Household and as First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone in 1886.
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