Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of KincardineKT, CMG, TD, CD, JP (9 June 1881 – 27 November 1968) was the son of Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary State for the Colonies (1908–11) and a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland.[1]
Lord Elgin, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, presenting the golden key to the Commander-in-Chief, Vice AdmiralSir Charles Gordon Ramsey, KCB, after the opening of the British Sailors Society Hostel, Rosyth, Fife.Coats of arms of Edward Bruce
He had been a captain in the Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery Militia, and when the Territorial Force was created in 1908 he became Commanding officer of the Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Battery, RGA with the rank of Major, a position that he held at the outbreak of World War I.[2][3] He served in the war, attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and being mentioned in dispatches twice. In 1918–19 he was assistant director of Labour and a Temporary Colonel and Labour Commandant. After the war he received the CMG.[2]
After the formation of the Scottish Home Guard in January 1941, Bruce was made commander of No. 3 Zone (Fife & Kinross-shire), South Highland Area. He held this appointment until the end of the war.[6]
As a Colonel in the Territorial Reserve the Earl held a number of honorary colonelcies in the Territorial Army and Canadian Militia:
On October 29, 1958, during the Dedication of the California Masonic Memorial Temple at 1111 California Street in San Francisco, Lord Elgin, then senior past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland presented on its behalf a gift of a marshal's baton made of Scottish Oak to the Grand Lodge of California F.&A.M.. California Grand Marshal John T. Bond used this baton for the first time to escort Lord Elgin back to his seat. That same baton has been used each year by successive Grand Marshals to lead the ceremonial opening of the Grand Lodge of California in front of over a thousand attendees. California Grand Marshals each year are also given exact reproductions of the baton, for use at functions outside the Grand Lodge building and as a memento of their service, along with a history and symbolism of Lord Elgin's presentation.[8]
^"The History and Replication of the Grand Marshal's Baton" Grand Lodge of California F.&A.M.
^"A very Canadian sort of hero? Robert the Bruce alias The Outlaw King at the Toronto International Film Festival". Broomhall. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Elgin
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Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine KT CMG TD CD JP 9 June 1881 27 November 1968 was the son of Victor Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary State for the Colonies 1908 11 and a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Lord Elgin the Lord Lieutenant of the county presenting the golden key to the Commander in Chief Vice Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey KCB after the opening of the British Sailors Society Hostel Rosyth Fife Coats of arms of Edward BruceHe had been a captain in the Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery Militia and when the Territorial Force was created in 1908 he became Commanding officer of the Highland Fifeshire Heavy Battery RGA with the rank of Major a position that he held at the outbreak of World War I 2 3 He served in the war attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being mentioned in dispatches twice In 1918 19 he was assistant director of Labour and a Temporary Colonel and Labour Commandant After the war he received the CMG 2 On 5 January 1921 he married Katherine Cochrane daughter of Lt Col Thomas Cochrane 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults and Lady Gertrude Boyle In 1938 his wife was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE 4 The couple had six children Lady Martha Veronica Bruce OBE 7 November 1921 22 January 2023 who became governor of Greenock and Cornton Vale prisons Lady Jean Christian Bruce born 12 January 1923 Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin born 17 February 1924 Hon James Michael Edward Bruce 26 August 1927 22 April 2013 5 Lady Alison Margaret Bruce born 17 October 1931 Hon Edward David Bruce born 29 February 1936 He was made a Knight of the Thistle Scotland s premier order of chivalry on 3 June 1933 He also held the Order of Polonia Restituta 2 After the formation of the Scottish Home Guard in January 1941 Bruce was made commander of No 3 Zone Fife amp Kinross shire South Highland Area He held this appointment until the end of the war 6 As a Colonel in the Territorial Reserve the Earl held a number of honorary colonelcies in the Territorial Army and Canadian Militia City of Edinburgh Fortress Royal Engineers TA 2 Elgin Regiment RCAC Canadian Permanent Militia appointed 23 November 1938 2 71st Forth Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery TA and its successor the 371st Mixed Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment Forth RA TA appointed 28 January 1939 2 7 357th Medium Regiment Lothians RA TA 2 No 948 Balloon Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Honorary Air Commodore 2 On October 29 1958 during the Dedication of the California Masonic Memorial Temple at 1111 California Street in San Francisco Lord Elgin then senior past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland presented on its behalf a gift of a marshal s baton made of Scottish Oak to the Grand Lodge of California F amp A M California Grand Marshal John T Bond used this baton for the first time to escort Lord Elgin back to his seat That same baton has been used each year by successive Grand Marshals to lead the ceremonial opening of the Grand Lodge of California in front of over a thousand attendees California Grand Marshals each year are also given exact reproductions of the baton for use at functions outside the Grand Lodge building and as a memento of their service along with a history and symbolism of Lord Elgin s presentation 8 He was also Lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers the Queen s Bodyguard for Scotland 2 In 1964 he commissioned a statue of Robert the Bruce 9 He died at the age of 87 in 1968 References edit Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin and 14th Earl of Kincardine National Portrait Gallery a b c d e f g h i Burke s Peerage Monthly Army List August 1914 Profile of Katherine Countess of Elgin DBE ncc nsw gov au retrieved 29 March 2016 Hon James Michael Edward Bruce CBE 1927 2013 Peerage News 25 April 2013 Home Guard List p 49 Monthly Army List May 1939 The History and Replication of the Grand Marshal s Baton Grand Lodge of California F amp A M A very Canadian sort of hero Robert the Bruce alias The Outlaw King at the Toronto International Film Festival Broomhall 7 September 2018 Retrieved 8 July 2021 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of ElginHonorary titlesPreceded bySir Ralph Anstruther Bt Lord Lieutenant of Fife1935 1965 Succeeded byJohn McWilliamMasonic officesPreceded byThe Earl of Eglinton Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Scotland1921 1924 Succeeded byThe Earl of StairPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byVictor Bruce Earl of Elgin1917 1968 Succeeded byAndrew BruceEarl of Kincardine1917 1968 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin amp oldid 1186861020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
