# Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin — Representative Men character guide

> Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin in Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lord Elgin

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-plato-or-the-philospher

## Who they are

British diplomat who brought the Elgin Marbles to England, referenced briefly.

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