George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie

George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie

George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie (1806 - 1880), was a British naval officer.

He served in the Royal Navy from 1820, rising to the rank of Admiral by 1875. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1856. He succeeded his cousin, Fox Maule Ramsay in 1874, and was created first Baron Ramsay of Glenmark in 1875.


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