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1st Marquess of DalhousieThe British statesman James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-1860), served as governor general of India from 1848 to 1856. He is noted for his vigorous, often ruthless, expansion and westernization of British India. Source for information on 1st Marquess of Dalhousie: Encyclopedia of World Biography dictionary.
James Andrew Broun Ramsay. Politician and statesman. Born in Dalhousie Castle ( Midlothian ), the third son of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838), Dalhousie was educated at Oxford. Elected to Parliament in 1837, at the age of 25, he was appointed President of the Board of Trade at 33 and went on to become the youngest Governor ...
1 de nov. de 2020 · A mediados del siglo XIX, Mendeleev creó la tabla periódica, pero todavía presentaba algunos problemas. William Ramsay descubrió uno de estos problemas: descubrió que faltaba un grupo completo, el grupo de gases nobles. Trabajando con Lord Rayleigh , descubrió primero el argón y luego el helio. Con base en estos descubrimientos, Ramsay ...
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 a colonial administrator in British India.He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.. He created the doctrine of lapse; by this some Indian customs of inheritance were forbidden.
James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie. by Sir John Watson-Gordon oil on canvas, 1847 95 1/2 in. x 59 1/2 in. (2425 mm x 1511 mm) Given by the artist's brother, Henry George Watson, 1865 Primary Collection NPG 188. Sitter back to top.
Dalhousie Castle, former seat of the barony of Dalhousie and of the Ramsays James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie. Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay. History.
