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James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie

The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Dalhousie
KT PC
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Governor-General of India
In office
12 January 1848 – 28 February 1856
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister Lord John Russell
The Earl of Derby
The Earl of Aberdeen
The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by The Viscount Hardinge
Succeeded by The Viscount Canning
President of the Board of Trade
In office
5 February 1845 – 27 June 1846
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel
Preceded by William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by The Earl of Clarendon
Personal details
Born 22 April 1812 (1812-04-22)
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian
Died 19 December 1860 (1860-12-20) (aged 48)
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian
Citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Spouse(s) Lady Susan Hay (d. 1853)
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford

James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie KT PC (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), styled Lord Ramsay until 1838 and known as The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman, and a colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.

To his supporters he stands out as the far-sighted Governor-General who consolidated East India Company rule in India, laid the foundations of its later administration, and by his sound policy enabled his successors to stem the tide of rebellion. To his critics, he stands out as the destroyer of both the East India Company's financial and military position through reckless policies. His critics also hold that he laid the foundations of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and led the final transformation of profitable commercial operations in India into a money-losing colonial administration. His period of rule in India directly preceded the transformation into the Victorian Raj period of Indian administration. He was denounced by many in Britain and India on the eve of his death as having failed to notice the signs of the brewing Indian Rebellion of 1857, having aggravated the crisis by his overbearing self-confidence, centralizing activity, and expansive annexations.

James Andrew Broun-Ramsay was the third and youngest son of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770–1838), one of Wellington's generals, who, after being Governor General of Canada, became Commander-in-Chief in India, and of his wife Christian née Broun of Colstoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian).


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