The title Earl of Elgin was created in 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce. His son, Robert, succeeded to that title, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of England. The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury title became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine. Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united. The most famous Earl was the 7th Earl, who recovered the so_called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon. In Dublin there are roads that come from the the Earls titles. These are Elgin Road and Ailesbury Road.
Other associated titles are: Lord Bruce of Kinloss (created 1633), Lord Bruce of Torry (1647) and Baron Elgin (1849). The first two are in the Peerage of Scotland; the last is in the Peerage of England.
The 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Torry, BaronElgin, of Elgin (Sir Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, KT, was born 17 Feb 1924, resides at Broomhall, Dunfermline, Fife.
Elgin, Scotland, whatever the source of its name, was not the immediate origin for the name of Elgin, Illinois, which was inspired by a hymn tune.
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