Sir_Alexander_Ramsay,_3rd_Baronet

Sir Alexander Ramsay, 3rd Baronet

Sir Alexander Ramsay, 3rd Baronet

British Conservative politician

Sir Alexander Ramsay, 3rd Baronet (26 May 1813 - 3 March 1875)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.

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Family

Baptised at Fettercairn, Kincardineshire in 1813, Ramsay was the son of his namesake Sir Alexander Ramsay, 2nd Baronet and Jane née Russell. He married Ellen Matilda Entwisle, daughter of John Smith Entwisle, in 1835 and they had five children: Ellen Augusta, Alexander Entwisle (1837–1902); Hugh Francis (1838–1890); John (1843–1913); and Bertin (1850–1907).[2]

Parliamentary career

After contesting the seat unsuccessfully in both 1837 and 1852, Ramsay was elected Conservative MP for Rochdale at the 1857 general election, gaining the seat from the Radical Edward Miall. However, he did not attempt to retain the seat at the next election in 1859.[3]

Baronetage

Ramsay became the 3rd Baronet of Balmain upon his father's death in 1852.[2] Upon his own death in 1875, the title was passed to his son Alexander Entwisle.[4]

Coat of arms of Sir Alexander Ramsay, 3rd Baronet
Crest
A demi-eagle displayed Sable.
Escutcheon
Argent an eagle displayed Sable and charged on the breast with a rose of the field.
Motto
Aspiro [5]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  2. [2]
    Lundy, Darryl (17 June 2018). "Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 3rd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. [4]
    Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  5. [5]
    Burke's Peerage. 1949.
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