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John Ramsay (other)
John Ramsay may refer to: __NOTOC__ Politics *John Ramsay (British Army officer) (1775–1842), general and Member of Parliament for Aberdeen Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Aberdeen Burghs, 1806–1807 *John Ramsay (of Kildalton) (1814–1892), Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs, 1868, and Falkirk Burghs, 1874–1886 *John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie (1847–1887), Scottish politician, Member of Parliament for Liverpool, 1880 *Jack Ramsay (politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician Sports *Jack Ramsay (1925–2014), American basketball coach *John Ramsay (Australian footballer) (1930–1983), Australian rules footballer *John Ramsay (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1917), Scottish footballer *Bill Ramsay (athlete) (1928–1988), Australian middle-distance runner John William Ramsay Others *John Ramsay, 1st Lord Bothwell (c. 1464–1513) *John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness (c. 1580–1626), Scottish nobleman *John Ramsay of Ochtertyre (1736–1814), Scottish writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ramsay (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Hon John Ramsay (21 April 1775 - 28 June 1842) was a British army officer and briefly a Member of Parliament. Ramsay was the fourth son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie. His brother was William Maule. He became an Ensign by purchase in the 9th Regiment of Foot 1793, transferring to be a Lieutenant in Captain Marlay’s Independent Company of Foot later that year, and transferring to the 57th Regiment of Foot also in 1793. He became a Captain in the 100th Regiment of Foot in 1794. He was wounded in 1799 at the Battle of Krabbendam He was promoted to Major in the Regiment (now renumbered the 92nd) in 1803. On half-pay with the Clanalpine fencibles, he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in 1810, brevet Colonel in 1819 and to an unattached commission as Lieutenant Colonel in 1830. He was Colonel of the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) from 1841 until his death. He was appointed a Lieutenant General in November 1841. He served as Member of Parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |