James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FBA (10 May 1838 – 22 January 1922), was a British academic, jurist, historian, and Liberal politician. According to Keoth Robbins, he was a widely traveled authority on law, government, and history whose expertise led to high political offices culminating with his successful role as ambassador to the United States, 1907–13. His intellectual influence was greatest in The American Commonwealth (1888), an in-depth study of American politics that shaped the understanding of America in Britain and in the United States as well.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Bryce | |
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Bryce in 1902 | |
| British Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1907–1913 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Mortimer Durand |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cecil Spring Rice |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 10 December 1905 – 23 January 1907 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Preceded by | Walter Long |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Birrell |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 28 May 1894 – 21 June 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | A. J. Mundella |
| Succeeded by | Charles Thomson Ritchie |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 18 August 1892 – 28 May 1894 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Rutland |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Tweedmouth |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Hon. Robert Bourke |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Fergusson, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1838 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 22 January 1922 (aged 83) Sidmouth, Devon, South West England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | University of Glasgow Heidelberg University Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Academic |
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