Robert Randolph Bruce

Robert Randolph Bruce (born July 16, 1861 in Lhanbryde , Scotland , † February 21, 1942 in Montreal ) was a Scottish- Canadian engineer and mining company. From 1926 to 1931 he was Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia .

biography

The son of a pastor studied engineering at the University of Glasgow . In 1887 he emigrated to the United States and a little later came to Canada, where he entered service with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). In 1897 Bruce settled in British Columbia and built a stamp mill at Fort Steele in the East Kootenay region . Shortly afterwards, he became a prospector and opened a lead and silver mine. He used the fortune thus acquired to acquire large tracts of land on Windermere Lake from the CPR, thereby promoting the settlement of British immigrants.

Governor General Lord Byng swore in Bruce on February 24, 1926 as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. He held this representative office until August 1, 1931. In the 1935 general election, Bruce ran for the Liberal Party in the Kootenay East constituency, but was defeated by former Agriculture and Trade Minister Henry Herbert Stevens . Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King named Bruce Canada's Ambassador to Japan in 1936 . After two years of diplomatic activity, he settled in Montreal.

Web links

Biography on the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia website

personal data
SURNAME	Bruce, Robert Randolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish Canadian engineer and mining contractor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lhanbryde , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH	February 21, 1942
Place of death	Montreal