James Bruce (farmer)

James Bruce
Born
James Michael Edward Bruce

(1927-08-26)26 August 1927
Died22 April 2013(2013-04-22) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
EducationEton
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Royal Agricultural College
Occupation(s)Farmer, forester
Spouse(s)(Margaret) Jean Coats
Morven-Anne Macdonald
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton
Children7
FatherEdward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin
Balmanno Castle

Hon. James Michael Edward Bruce CBE JP (26 August 1927 – 22 April 2013), was a Scottish farmer, forester, and the founding chairman of Scottish Woodlands.[1]

Early life

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James Bruce was born in August 1927 in Fife, the fourth child and second son of Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin.[1] He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and served in the Scots Guards.[1] He studied agriculture at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, where he won the Goldstand Medal.[1]

Personal life

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In 1950, Bruce married (Margaret) Jean Coats at Glen Tanar, Aboyne, the daughter of Thomas Coats, 2nd Baron Glentanar.[1] They divorced in 1974.[1] In 1975, he married Morven-Anne Macdonald, who died in 1994, and in 2000 married Mary Elizabeth Hamilton.[1] He had seven children.[1]

Bruce lived at Balmanno Castle from the 1950s.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Steven, Alasdair (18 May 2013). "Obituary: The Hon James Bruce, CBE, JP, farmer and founding chairman of Scottish Woodlands". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 May 2019.