George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770, Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland – 21 March 1838 Dalhousie Castle) was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India.
Dalhousie was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and the University of Edinburgh. After his father's death, Dalhousie joined the British Army in July 1788 by purchasing a cornetcy in the 3rd Dragoons. He was promoted captain in January 1791 and later joined the 2nd battalion of the 1st Foot. He purchased the rank of major in the 2nd Foot in June 1792 and in December 1794 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He received the brevet rank of colonel in January 1800. In 1803 he served as a brigadier-general on the staff in Scotland.
Lord Dalhousie was one of the Duke of Wellington's Generals and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. While serving as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia he founded Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 1815 he was created Baron Dalhousie, of Dalhousie Castle in the County of Edinburgh, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, to allow him to sit in the House of Lords by right (until that point he had sat as a Scottish representative peer). He married Christina Broun, of Coalstoun in East Lothian, Scotland, a lady of gentle extraction and distinguished gifts, with whom he had three sons, the two elder of whom died early. His youngest son, James, succeeded as 10th Earl and was later created Marquess of Dalhousie.
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| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: The Earl of Aboyne |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1804–1806 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Rothesay |
| Political Offices | ||
| Preceded by: George Stracey Smith |
Governor of Nova Scotia 1816–1820 |
Succeeded by: Sir James Kempt |
| Preceded by: The Duke of Richmond |
Governor General of British North America 1820–1828 |
Succeeded by: Sir James Kempt |
| Military Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Viscount Combermere |
Commander-in-Chief, India 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by: Sir Edward Barnes |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by: George Ramsay |
Earl of Dalhousie 1787–1838 |
Succeeded by: James Broun-Ramsay |
Categories: British Army generals | British Governors of Nova Scotia | Governors of British North America | Scottish educators | Scottish representative peers | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Dalhousie University | Earls in the Peerage of Scotland | Scottish Freemasons | Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Natives of Midlothian | University of Edinburgh alumni | 1770 births | 1838 deaths
