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Sir Alexander Charles Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, 3rd baronet (7 January 1820 – 16 May 1876) was a Scottish
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Sir Alexander Charles Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, 3rd baronet (7 January 1820 – 16 May 1876) was a Scottish Liberal
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
Early life
Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland was born Maitland-Gibson, the son of Alexander Maitland-Gibson of Clifton Hall, Midlothian. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and at Weimer College and became a lieutenant in the 79th Highlanders. He succeeded his grandfather, the 2nd baronet in the baronetcy in 1848. In 1866, he assumed the surname of Ramsay before that of Gibson, when he succeeded to the estates of Ramsay of Barnton.Career
He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Edinburgh and Stirlingshire, a colonel of the Stirlingshire Militia and captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870/ref> At the 1868 general election, Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland was elected
Member of Parliament
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for Midlothian
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. He held the seat until 1874.
Personal life
Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland married Thomasina Agnes Hunt, daughter of James Hunt of Pittencrieff in 1841. Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland died at the age of 56. He is buried in the Grange Cemetery inEdinburgh
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against the north wall, towards the west entrance.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, Alexander 1820 births 1876 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of Edinburgh Deputy Lieutenants of Stirlingshire People educated at Edinburgh Academy