James Bruce

Count James Bruce (; 1732 – 30 November 1791) was a Russian general of Scottish origin.

His grandfather was Lieutenant General Robert Bruce, a Scottish immigrant to Russia, and he was also great-nephew of Jacob Bruce. His father was Lieutenant Colonel Count Alexander Bruce, and Ekaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova was his stepmother. James Bruce married Praskovia Rumiantseva, sister of General (and later Field Marshal) Pyotr Rumyantsev. Praskovia was a lady-in-waiting and friend of Catherine the Great. These connections greatly helped the career of James Bruce. In 1774, he became Commander of the Finland Division.

Even after Praskovia was banned from the court in 1779, after having had an affair with the Empress' lover, Bruce stayed in favour and received new posts. Bruce first became simultaneously Governor-General of Moscow and Saint Petersburg Governorates between 1784 and 1786, and then of Saint Petersburg only until 1791. His only daughter Catherine died childless in 1829.