Ronald Dalzell, 12th Earl Of Carnwath

Ronald Arthur Dalzell, 12th Earl of Carnwath, (3 June 1883 – 15 July 1931), was the second but only surviving son of Robert Dalzell, 11th Earl of Carnwath.

With the death of his elder brother in 1904, he became heir to his father's Earldom, and was then styled Lord Dalzell. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Carnwath upon his father's death on 8 March 1910. Posted to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve with the outbreak of war in 1914 he was attached to the Air Service. Invalided out in 1915 he joined the Welsh Horse Yeomanry and served in France. Due to poor health he was exempted from duty in 1919. Married on 23 July 1910 to Maude Maitland Savile,Though Maude and her father are accorded the surname "Savile" in National Portrait Gallery and Peerage references and hence this article, their surnames were " Savill" in South Australia, where she was born. Whether this change of spelling is erroneous or not cannot be determined. It may be significant that her sister Vivienne Jane was a Savill when she married Lucien J. Jerome, son of Henry Edward Jerome VC. the Earl had no children.

Upon Lord Carnwath's death in 1931, the Earldom passed to his uncle, Arthur Dalzell.

References

*''The Times'' 16 July 1931.
*Harris, Robin and Harris, Terry, eds. The Eldon House Diaries. Toronto: Champlain Society, 1994.

1883 births
1931 deaths
British Army personnel of World War I
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Royal Navy officers of World War I
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