George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie

Admiral George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie CB (26 April 1806 – 20 July 1880), known as George Ramsay until 1874, was a British naval officer.

The Earl of Dalhousie
Born	26 April 1806
Died	20 July 1880
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1820–1875
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	South East Coast of America Station
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Career

Ramsay was the son of Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Ramsay (1775–1842), fourth son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie. He served in the Royal Navy from 1820 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1856.[1] He served as Commander-in-Chief of the South East Coast of America Station from 1866 to 1869 and was promoted to the rank of admiral in 1875.[1] He succeeded his cousin, Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie, in the earldom in 1874. In 1875, he was created Baron Ramsay, of Glenmark in the County of Forfar, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Dalhousie's fourth son the Honourable Charles Maule Ramsay was a soldier and politician. Dalhousie died in July 1880, aged 74, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John.

See also

• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Ramsay, George" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References

• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Ramsay, George (1806-1880)" . Dictionary of National Biography. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

1. "George Ramsay". William Loney. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Dalhousie