John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
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John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie KT, (1847 - 1887) was a Scottish politician.
Son of George Ramsay, 12th Earl, he served in the Royal Navy from 1861 to 1879 when he retired to study and enter political life. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1875. He was liberal Member of Parliament for Liverpool in 1880, but succeeded to the Earldom in the same year. He was made a Lord in Waiting in Gladstone's Liberal Government of 1880 to 1885 and Secretary for Scotland in the short-lived Liberal Government of 1886. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1881.
He was succeeded as Earl of Dalhousie by his son Arthur. A younger son, Alexander Ramsay, married Princess Patricia of Connaught.
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Torrance, David, The Scottish Secretaries (Birlinn 2006)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Rathbone |
Member of Parliament for Liverpool with Dudley Ryder and Edward Whitley 1880 |
Succeeded by Lord Claud John Hamilton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Zetland |
Lord-in-Waiting 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Kintore |
| Preceded by George Otto Trevelyan |
Secretary for Scotland 1886 |
Succeeded by Arthur Balfour |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Ramsay |
Earl of Dalhousie 1880 - 1887 |
Succeeded by Arthur George Maule Ramsay |
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