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John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, PC (29 January 1847 – 25 November 1887), styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland in William Ewart Gladstone's short-lived 1886 administration.
granting Sir George Ramsay of Dalhousie, his initials can be seen on the wall of the keep. His brother John was a favourite of King James VI of Scotland. In 1600 this John saved the Kings life by killing the Earl of Gowrie, who in the famous “Gowrie Conspiracy” was plotting to kidnap the King. As a reward John was granted the titles of
1st to 9th Earls of Dalhousie. George Ramsay, 1st Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie (died 1629) created Lord Ramsay of Melrose in 1618, to him and his heirs male; by further letters patent in 1619 the title was changed to that of Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie.
13th century and branches of the clan. By the 13th century there were five major branches of the Clan Ramsay: the Ramsays of Dalhousie, the Ramsays of Auchterhouse, the Ramsays of Banff, the Ramsay of Forfar and the Ramsays of Clatto.
Ramsay family, Earls of Dalhousie. This page summarises records created by this Family. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including...
NumberDescriptionHeld ByReference1National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD452National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD45/323Collection held privately: enquiries to ...NRAS31644National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD240John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie,, styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland in William Ewart Gladstone's short-lived 1886 administration.
He was succeeded in the Scottish titles by his first cousin, the twelfth Earl, who was the second son of the Hon. John Ramsay, fourth son of the eighth Earl. Lord Dalhousie was an admiral in the Royal Navy .
