Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin

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Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine , KT , CD , DL , JP (born February 17, 1924 ) is a Scottish peer . Before 1968 he carried the courtesy title "Lord Bruce".

Family and education

Andrew Bruce is the eldest son of Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin , and of Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane, daughter of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults . He is a descendant of Robert the Bruce and Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin , who brought the Elgin Marbles to London in the early 19th century . He studied at Eton and Balliol College , Oxford . He then served as a lieutenant in the Scots Guards . During the Second World War , he was wounded in Operation Overlord in Normandy in August 1944 and then sat in a wheelchair for some time. Since 1970 Bruce has been Colonel of Honor of Canada's 31st Combat Engineer Regiment , known as The Elgins, and from 1976 to 1986 he held that rank with the 153 (Highland) Transport Regiment .

When his father died in 1968, he inherited his title of nobility, including the associated seat in the House of Lords . The parliamentary seat was lost to him in 1999 with the entry into force of the House of Lords Act .

Professional career and offices

Bruce has held numerous business positions. From 1975 to 1994 he was President of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society and Chairman of the National Savings Committee for Scotland .

In 1951 Bruce was appointed Justice of the Peace , was Deputy Lieutenant from 1955 to 1987 and Lord Lieutenant of Fife from 1987 to 1999 . In 1980 he was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland by Queen Elizabeth II and again in 1981. In 1982 he was raised to the Knight of the Thistle . In 1981 he was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and in 1994 the Norwegian Order of Saint Olav . He is the captain of the Royal Company of Archers and the past chairman of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs . He was County Cadet Commandant of Fife from 1952 to 1965 , Brigadier of the Boys' Brigade from 1966 to 1985, and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1961 to 1965 . He is an honorary citizen of Bridgetown , Regina , Port Elgin, Winnipeg , St. Thomas , and Moose Jaw .

Lord Elgin was President of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and is Honorary President of the Broomhall Curling Club . 1982 was the skip of Scottish curling teams who defeated a top selection of Canadian teams in several games. His family's connection with Canada dates back to the 19th century, ever since his ancestor, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , was Governor General of Canada . He was president of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club and, in the 1960s, of the Scottish motorsport team Ecurie Ecosse , for which Jimmy and Ian Stewart drove, among others .

Elgin is the head of Clan Bruce and president of the Bruce Family Organization .

family

In 1959, Andrew Bruce married Victoria Mary Usher; the couple has five children:

The Countess is a patron of the Royal Caledonian Ball .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter Beauclerk Dewar: Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain: Together with Members of the Titled and Non-titled Contemporary Establishment . Burke's Peerage, London 2001, ISBN 0-9711966-0-5 ( entry in Google book search).
  2. ↑ “My Regiment” on youtube.com
  3. ↑ Andrew Bruce in Hansard (English)
  4. ↑ Chris Blackhurst Westminster Correspondent: Conservatives at the heart of Freemasonry. In: The Independent . October 31, 1995, accessed July 22, 2013 .
  5. ↑ We Gave them the Game on youtube.com
  6. ^ Bruce family website
  7. ↑ Rory Reynolds: Infamous Lady fraudster Bruce vows to return to Scotland. Deadline News, February 28, 2010, accessed on July 22, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Patronesses. (No longer available online.) Royal Caledonian Ball, 2009, archived from the original on October 14, 2013 ; accessed on July 22, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.royalcaledonianball.com

literature

  • Charles Kidd / David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
  • "Who's Who". A&C Black Publishers Ltd. 163rd Revised Edition, 2011.

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predecessor Office successor
Edward Bruce Earl of Elgin
Earl of Kincardine
1968– 		current owner of the title
personal data
SURNAME Bruce, Andrew, 11th Earl of Elgin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bruce, Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lord
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1924