James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, was a 19th-century British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor General of the Province of Canada and later as Viceroy of India, as well as for his controversial role in the Second Opium War and the destruction of Beijing's Old Summer Palace.
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Old Summer Palace
("James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin")
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orderedDestructionBy |
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John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
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predecessorAsViceroyOfIndia |
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Lord Canning
("Lord Elgin")
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succeededByAsViceroyOfIndia |