John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair
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John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair (1 April 1819 – 3 December 1903) was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1853 until 1864.
He was the eldest son of North Hamilton Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair, and married Louisa-Jane-Henrietta-Emily, eldest daughter of the 3rd Duc de Coigny, in 1846. They had three children:
- Lady Jane Georgina Dalrymple (d. 8 June 1914), married Arthur Vivian
- John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair (1848–1914)
- Hon. North de Coigny Dalrymple-Hamilton (31 October 1853 – 9 November 1906), married and had issue, including Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
He represented Wigtownshire in Parliament from 1841 to 1856. He became Earl of Stair on the death of his father in 1864, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire from 1870 to 1897. From 1870 to 1903 he was the Governor of the Bank of Scotland.
After it was proposed in 1877, he successfully opposed the southward extension to Drummore of the Portpatrick Railway.
[edit] References
- Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1850. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1850
- thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Blair |
Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire 1841–1856 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Agnew, Bt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Marquess of Ailsa |
Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire 1870–1897 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Eglinton |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by North Hamilton Dalrymple |
Earl of Stair 1864–1903 |
Succeeded by North Hamilton Dalrymple |
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