Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie

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Title
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
Date
5-21 Feb 1852
Era
  • 1834-1858 The Opium Wars
Born
1801
Died
1874
Biography
In 1835, Fox Maule-Ramsay entered the House of Commons as member for Perthshire. Under Prime Minister Lord John Russell he served as Secretary at War from July 1846 to January 1852, and as President of the Board of Control in February 1852, shortly before Russell's first government collapsed. He inherited the title Baron Panmure in April 1852, and served as Secretary of State for War during the latter stages of the Crimean War, facing criticism from opponents of the war. He inherited the title of Earl Dalhousie in 1860.
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