The title Earl of Dalhousie was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1633. One associated title is Marquess of Dalhousie, created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for the tenth Earl. The Marquessate became extinct when Lord Dalhousie died without male issue. Other titles associated with the earldom are: Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie (created 1618), Lord Ramsay and Carrington (1633) and Baron Ramsay of Glenmark (1875). The former two are in the Peerage of Scotland; the last is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of DalhousieJames Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess and 10th Earl of Dalhousie ( April 22, 1812 December 19, 1860) was a British statesman and Indian administrator. Born at Dalhousie Castle, Scotland, he crowded into his short life conspicuous public services in Engl ( 1812Events January 1 the Allgemeines Burgerliches Gesetzbuch, the Austrian civil code enters into force in the Austrian Empire February 2 Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California February 7 The strongest in a series of massive earthqua- 1860Events March 6 Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April 3 The Pony Express makes its first run. May 9 The Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. May 13 Batt)
Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1801Events January 1 Legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland completed under the Act of Union 1800, bringing about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. January 1 Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the first (and largest) asteroid Ceres. January 20 J- 1874Events January 1 New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. January Signing of the Pangkor Tr)
George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1806Events January 8 Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope March 23 After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocea- 1880Events January 1 Construction of the Panama Canal begins February 2 The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana February 13 Thomas Edison becomes the second person to observe the Edison Effect. February 17 Bomb explodes in Winter Palace)
John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1847Events January 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.- 1887)
Arthur George Maule Ramsey, 14th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1878- 1928)
John Gilbert Ramsey, 15th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1904- 1950)
Simon Ramsey, 16th Earl of Dalhousie ( 1914- 1999)
James Hubert Ramsey, 17th Earl of Dalhousie (b. 1948)
