Baron Panmure, of Brechin and Navar in the County of Forfar, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The barony was created on 10 September 1831 for the Hon. William Maule, longtime

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. On the death of William Ramsay in 1852 the title passed to his eldest son Fox Maule-Ramsay, and became extinct in 1874 on his death.

History

When the barony was created for William Maule, it was met with some hostility due to his "bad character". Born William Ramsay, he was the second son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie, second son of George Ramsay, Lord Ramsay, by his wife Jean, daughter of the Hon. Harry Maule of Kelly, younger son of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure, and brother of

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(who took part in the

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of 1715 and was attainted in 1716 with his titles forfeited) (see

Earl of Dalhousie Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay. History The family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. ...

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Earl of Panmure Earl of Panmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1646 for Sir Patrick Maule, a former Gentleman of the Bedchamber to James VI and loyal follower of Charles I. He was made Lord Brechin and Navar at the same time, also in ...

for earlier history of the family). In 1782 he succeeded to the Maule estates on the death of his great-uncle William Maule, 1st Earl Panmure, and assumed by

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the same year the additional surname and arms of Maule. In 1831 the Panmure title was revived when he was raised to the peerage. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a prominent

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politician. In 1860 he succeeded his first cousin as eleventh Earl of Dalhousie and assumed the same year the additional surname of Ramsay. He was childless and on his death in 1874 the barony of Panmure became extinct, while he was succeeded in the earldom of Dalhousie by his first cousin. This title is still extant.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. The Hon.

Lauderdale Maule Lauderdale Maule, DL (27 March 1807 – 1 August 1854) was a Scottish soldier, the second son of the Lord Panmure. Life Born at Brechin Castle, he entered the 39th Regiment of Foot as an ensign on 24 August 1825. In 1835, he was promoted ...

, second son of the first Baron, also represented Forfar in the

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Barons Panmure (1831)

William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure William Ramsay Maule, 1st Baron Panmure of Brechin and Navar (27 October 1771 – 13 April 1852) was a Scottish landowner and politician. Life He was born William Ramsay, the younger son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie and Elizabeth Glen ...

(1771–1852) * Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure (1801–1874) (succeeded as Earl of Dalhousie in 1860)

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History

Barons Panmure (1831)

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