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George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie

1806 – 1880

British Royal Navy admiral

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Lived 1806 – 1880 (aged 74). George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie was a British naval officer and politician.

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

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. 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. 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.

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Member of the House of Lords
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
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Who was George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie?

British Royal Navy admiral (1806-1880)

When was George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie born?

George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie was born on 26 April 1806.

When did George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie die?

George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie died on 20 July 1880.

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George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie was a naval officer and politician.

What nationality was George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie?

George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie was British.

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