Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
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British politician
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Viceroy of India
colonial administrator
human
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899 and later as Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Eton College ⓘ |
| endTime | 1899 (term as Viceroy of India) ⓘ |
| familyName | Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
GCIE
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GCSI ⓘ KG NERFINISHED ⓘ PC ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTermAsViceroyOfIndia | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Bruce family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 9th Earl of Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Elgin Commission
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service as Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ service as Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| notableWork | Elgin Commission on the conduct of the Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Elgin Commission
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Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Fife ⓘ Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
British Empire
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Broomhall House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1894 (term as Viceroy of India) ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Earl of Elgin
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Earl of Kincardine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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