Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin

Who was Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin?

Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine KT, CMG, TD, JP was the son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin who became Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary State for the Colonies and a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

On 5 January 1921, he married Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane, daughter of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults. In 1938 Katherine, Countess of Elgin, was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

The couple had six children:

Lady Martha Veronica Bruce

Lady Jean Christian Bruce

Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin

Hon. James Michael Edward Bruce

Lady Alison Margaret Bruce

Hon. Edward David Bruce

From 1938 until his death at the age of 87 in 1968, he was honorary colonel of the Elgin Regiment.