Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie
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Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie (September 4, 1878 – December 23, 1928) fought in the Boer War
and and World War I
, as a captain in the Scots Guards
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to John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
. At the death of his father in 1887, Arthur became the 14th Earl of Dalhousie
. He married Mary A. Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, in 1903. He died on December 23, 1928 at Brechin Castle
.
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
and and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, as a captain in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
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Biography
He was born in 1878 in the Atkinson's Hotel in TorquayTorquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
to John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie KT, PC , styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician...
. At the death of his father in 1887, Arthur became the 14th Earl of Dalhousie
Earl of Dalhousie
Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay.-History:This family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also...
. He married Mary A. Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, in 1903. He died on December 23, 1928 at Brechin Castle
Brechin Castle
Brechin Castle is a castle located in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The castle is the seat of the Earl of Dalhousie, who is the clan chieftain of Clan Maule of Panmure in Angus, and Clan Ramsay of Dalhousie in Midlothian. The original castle was constructed in stone during the 13th century...
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Children
- John Gilbert Ramsay, 15th Earl of Dalhousie
- Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of DalhousieSimon Ramsay, 16th Earl of DalhousieSimon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO, GBE, MC, DL was a British land-owner, statesman and politician....