George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie (1730 – 15 November 1787) was a Scottish peer. He served as a Lord of Police (1775–82) and the

Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Scottish monarch's personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the Kirk), reflecting the Church's role as the national church of ...

, and was a representative Scottish peer (1774–1787). Dalhousie was the second surviving son of George, Lord Ramsay (''dvp'' 25 May 1783) and was the grandson of

William Ramsay, 6th Earl of Dalhousie William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1660 – 1739). His mother, Jean Maule, was the daughter of Hon. Harry Maule of Kellie and thus the niece of the attainted

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 ...

. He succeeded to the Maule estates with remainder to his second son, William Ramsay.

Marriage and issue

On 30 July 1767, he married Elizabeth Glen and they had 12 children: *Lady Jane Ramsay (20 May – 11 September 1768) *Lady Elizabeth Ramsay (6 September 1769 – 17 June 1848), married Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 5th Baronet * George, Lord Ramsey (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), succeeded as 9th Earl * Hon. William Ramsay (27 October 1771 – 13 April 1852), later William Maule, created

Baron Panmure 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 Member of Parliament for Forfar. On the death of Wi ...

*Lieut.-Gen. Hon. James Ramsay (1 October 1772 – 15 November 1837) *Lady Lucinda Maria (17 November 1773 – 15 June 1812) *Lieut.-Gen. Hon. John Ramsay (21 April 1775 – 28 June 1842) *Hon. Andrew Ramsay (6 May 1776 – 2 April 1848) *Hon. Henry Ramsay (7 September 1777 – 24 July 1808) *Lady Georgiana (1 February 1779 – 17 May 1794) *Lady Mary Ramsay (born 21 June 1780), married Capt. James Hay of Drumcar (who died 12 October 1822) *Hon. Capt. David Cassels Stewart Ramsay (27 December 1782 – 5 September 1801), died in West Indies

References

Earls of Dalhousie Date of birth unknown 1730 births 1787 deaths Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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