Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and 1st Earl of Ailesbury ( 1626 - 1685 )

Birth: Parish of St Bartholomew-the-Less, London, England, Europe (c. March 1626) Death: Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, Europe (20 October 1685) Burial Place: Maulden, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, Europe (26 October 1685) Career: Travelled in Italy (c. 1645) where he met John Evelyn (FRS 1663); Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (1660-death), Huntingdonshire (1681-death), Cambridgeshire (1685-death); MP for Bedfordshire (1660-1661); Privy Councillor (1678); Custos Rotulorum for Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire (1681-death); Recorder of Bedford and Godmanchester (1684-death); Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber; Lord Chamberlain to James II (1685) Honours: Baron Bruce of Skelton, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill and Earl of Ailesbury 1664 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Council: Sworn into Council on 20 December 1669.