John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Dalhousie KT PC |
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| Secretary for Scotland | |
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In office 5 April 1886 – 20 July 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | George Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Balfour |
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29 January 1847 Aberdour House, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK |
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25 November 1887 (aged 40) Le Havre, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Ida Louisa Bennet (1857-1887; her death); 5 children |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie KT, PC (29 January 1847 – 25 November 1887), styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland in William Ewart Gladstone's short-lived 1886 administration.
Born at Aberdour House, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Dalhousie was the eldest son of Admiral George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie, and Sarah Frances, daughter of William Robertson. The Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay was his younger brother. He gained the courtesy title of Lord Ramsay in 1874 when his father succeeded in the earldom of Dalhousie on the death of his first cousin, Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1875.
Dalhousie followed his father into the Royal Navy, where he served from 1861 to 1879, achieving the rank of Commander. He was Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh between 1874 and 1876 and an Extra Equerry between 1876 and 1880.
Dalhousie was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Liverpool in March 1880, but was forced to resign in July 1880 after succeeding his father in the earldom. After taking his seat in the House of Lords he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting in September 1880 by William Ewart Gladstone, a position he held until the government fell in 1885.
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