James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie , CStJ , DL (born January 17, 1948 ), is a British peer , investment banker and Lord Steward of the Household since 2009 .
family
He is the eldest son of Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie and his wife Margaret Elisabeth Mary Stirling. As his father's apparent marriage , he carried the courtesy title of Lord Ramsay from 1950 to 1999 .
Since October 3, 1973, he has been married to Marilyn Davina Butter, the second daughter of the former Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire and Perth and Kinross , Sir David Butter, with whom he has a son and two daughters.
When his father died in July 1999, he inherited his title of nobility as 17th Earl of Dalhousie and the chief dignity of the Ramsay clan . A hereditary seat in the House of Lords was associated with the titles of nobility . However, in November 1999, when the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force, the inheritance of parliamentary seats was abolished and Ramsay resigned from parliament.
Education and professional career
Ramsay received his education at Ampleforth College , a private school in North Yorkshire . Between 1968 and 1971 he served as 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and has been a reservist since retiring from the Army . In the following years he held several management positions as an investment banker . For example, from 1981 to 1982 he was Director of Hambros Bank , now part of Société Générale , from 1982 to 1987 Executive Director of Enskilda Securities and from 1988 to 1991 Executive Director of Capel-Cure Myers Capital Management. In 2003 Ramsay held the public office of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Angus . Ramsay was named Lord Steward of the Household in 2009, succeeding James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn .
social commitment
In addition to his professional and political activities, Ramsay is also involved in social projects. As President of the British Deer Society he campaigned for environmental protection and as a member of the Mental Health Foundation for health education and is a member of an association for the preservation of the HMS Unicorn .
Memberships and honors
- Commander des Order of Saint John (CStJ, 2012)
- Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers
- Caledonian Club
Web links
- Mr James Ramsay at Hansard (English)
- James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie on thepeerage.com
- Dalhousie Estates
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. Volume 1, Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0971196621 , p. 1021.
- ^ A b c Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. Volume 1, Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0971196621 , p. 1018.
- ↑ a b c d thepeerage.com
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 60032, HMSO, London, January 17, 2012, p. 786 ( PDF , accessed December 16, 2012, English).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Simon Ramsay |
Earl of Dalhousie 1999– |
current owner of the title |
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn |
Lord Steward of the Household 2009– |
current owner of the title |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ramsay, James, 17th Earl of Dalhousie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramsay, James Hubert, 17th Earl of Dalhousie (full name); Ramsay, James, Lord Ramsay |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British investment banker, Lord Steward of the Royal Houshold |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1948 |