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James Bruce Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Bruce, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

15 records1811–189412 events3 places

Chronological biography

1811

Birth of James Bruce1811

House / House of Bruce · Earl · Governor

Birth of James Bruce

1842

Governor1842

Government / Tory Party Government · Earl · Governor

Appointed Governor of Jamaica

1854

Governor1854

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Governor General · London

Appointed Governor General of Canada

1857

Declaration of War1857

Government / Whig and Peelite Government · Earl · Plenipotentiary · London

Declares war on Emperor Yeh

Plenipotentiary1857

Government / Whig and Peelite Government · Earl · Plenipotentiary · London

Appointed Special Envoy to China & Japan with power to make war & peace

1858

Capture of London1858

Warfare / Military · Earl · Plenipotentiary · London

During February the British capture Canton & capture Emperor Yeh

1859

Postmaster General1859

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Postmaster General

Appointed Post Master General

1860

Occupation1860

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Special Envoy · Beijing

China forbids the existance of embassies in Beijing leading to Anglo-French occupation

Rule of Kowloon1860

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Special Envoy · Kowloon

Under the treat of Peking 11 ports are opened & part of Kowloon is ceded to Britain

Special Envoy1860

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Special Envoy · London

Appointed Special Envoy to China & Japan

Treaty of Peking1860

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Special Envoy · Beijing

11 Chinese ports are re-opened & Kowloon is ceded to Britain

Treaty of Peking1860

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Special Envoy · London

A peace Treaty is signed by Prince Gong & Lord Elgin

1862

Viceroy1862

Government / Liberal Party Government · Earl · Viceroy of India · London

Appointed Viceroy of India, 1st Viceroy to be employed directly by the crown

1863

Death of James Bruce1863

House / House of Bruce · Earl · Governor

Death of James Bruce

1894

Viceroy1894

Politics / Liberal Party · Earl · Viceroy of India

Appointed Viceroy of India

Titles and roles

Earl · Governor · Earl · Governor General · Earl · Plenipotentiary · Earl · Postmaster General · Earl · Special Envoy · Earl · Viceroy of India

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.