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Dalhousie vigorously applied the lapse doctrine for annexing Indian princely states, but the policy was not solely his invention. [ 7 ] The princely state of Kittur , ruled by Kittur Chennamma (the queen at the time), was taken over by the East India Company in 1824, when after the death of her husband and son she adopted a new son and ...
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie KT PC (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), known as the Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
Wood's despatch is the informal name for a formal despatch that was sent by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the British East India Company to Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India. Wood's communique suggested a major shift to popularising the use of English within India.
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, and Baron Dalhousie from 1815, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. He was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India .
William Ramsay, 1st Earl of Dalhousie Born 1590 at Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland and died 12 Feb 1673 at Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. [1] He was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician.
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO, GBE, MC, DL (17 October 1914 – 15 July 1999), styled The Honourable Simon Ramsay between 1928 and 1950, was a British land owner, Scottish Unionist Party politician and colonial governor.
Together, Lord and Lady Dalhousie had five sons: [1] Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie (1878–1928), who married Lady Mary Heathcote-Drummond, a daughter of Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, on 14 July 1903. [1] The Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay (1879–1962), who married Dorothy Surtees on 15 October 1917 ...
The governor-general of India, Lord Dalhousie, implemented a three-member Board of Administration to govern the province. [1] The Board of Administration was abolished in 1853 and replaced by the office of chief commissioner. [2]