John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie

The Earl of Dalhousie
Secretary for Scotland
In office
5 April 1886 – 20 July 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byGeorge Trevelyan
Succeeded byArthur Balfour
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
In office
1880–1880
Preceded byWilliam Rathbone
Viscount Sandon
Edward Whitley
Succeeded byLord Claud Hamilton
Viscount Sandon
Edward Whitley
Personal details
Born
John William Maule Ramsay

29 January 1847 (1847-01-29)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died25 November 1887 (1887-11-26) (aged 40)
Le Havre, France
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Lady Ida Louisa Bennet
(m. 1877; died 1887)
Children5 sons, including Arthur, Patrick, and Sir Alexander
Parent(s)George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie
Sarah Frances Robertson
RelativesCharles Maule Ramsay (brother)
EducationCharterhouse School
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, PC (29 January 1847 – 25 November 1887), styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland in William Ewart Gladstone's short-lived 1886 administration.