Arthur Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie | |
|---|---|
 The Earl of Dalhousie | |
| Born | 4 September 1878 |
| Died | 23 December 1928 (aged 50) |
| Education | University College, Oxford |
| Spouse |
Mary Heathcote-Drummond
(m. 1903) |
| Children | 4, including Simon |
| Father | John Ramsay |
| Relatives | Patrick Ramsay (brother) Alexander Ramsay (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Forfar and Kincardine Artillery Scots Guard |
| Wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie JP (4 September 1878 – 23 December 1928), styled Lord Ramsay between 1880 and 1887, was a Scottish peer and soldier.
Ramsay was born at Atkinson's Hotel, Torquay, Devon, the eldest of five sons of John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, and Lady Ida Louisa Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville. His brother Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay (1879–1962) became a senior diplomat, and another brother was Admiral Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay (1881–1972), a senior royal navy officer who married Princess Patricia of Connaught.
Lord Ramsay was educated at Eton College and the University College, Oxford. He succeeded in the earldom in 1887 on the death of his father.
Lord Dalhousie was attached to the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery, a Militia regiment, when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Scots Guards on 10 February 1900.[1] Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, the 2nd battalion Scots Guards were posted to South Africa as reinforcements in April 1900. He served there with the battalion until the end of the war, and was promoted a lieutenant on 14 December 1901.[2] The war ended with the Peace of Vereeniging in June 1902, and Lord Dalhousie left Port Natal with other men of the 2nd battalion Scots Guards on the SS Michigan in late September 1902, arriving at Southampton in late October, when the battalion was posted to Aldershot.[3]
He later fought as a captain in the First World War.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Forfarshire, and was commissioned a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in December 1901.[4]
Lord Dalhousie married on 14 July 1903 Lady Mary Heathcote-Drummond (daughter of Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster). They had four children:
Lord Dalhousie died on 23 December 1928 at Brechin Castle.[5]