Ramsay, John William

Education

LL.D. 21.1.1885.

Birth/childhood

Born 29.1.1847 eldest son of George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie and Sarah Frances Robertson.

Career

Served in Navy until 1879. [Naval officer]

M.P. for Liverpool 1880. Secretary of State for Scotland 1886. [Politician]

Succeeded father as 13th Earl [of Dalhousie] in 1880.

Death

Died at Havre on return from a tour in the United States 25.11.1887.

Sources

  • Burke, Peerage