Lord ElginGood Press, 2019 M12 24 - 233 pages The following book is a biography of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. He was a British colonial administrator and diplomat and previously served as Governor of Jamaica, Governor General of the Province of Canada, and Viceroy of India. He was also appointed High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East to assist in the process of opening up China and Japan to Western trade. |
Contents
CHAPTER I | |
THE END OF THE LAFONTAINEBALDWIN MINISTRY 1851 | |
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
CHAPTER VIII | |
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES | |
CHAPTER X | |
CHAPTER XI | |
A COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS | |
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