John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair KT (1 April 1819 – 3 December 1903), styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1853 until 1864, was a Scottish peer and politician, who served as Governor of the Bank of Scotland for thirty-three years.
He was the eldest son of North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair, and married Louisa-Jane-Henrietta-Emily, eldest daughter of the 3rd Duc de Coigny, in 1846. They had children:
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 and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Blair |
Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire 1841–1856 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Agnew, Bt |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Buccleuch |
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow 1878–1884 |
Succeeded by Sir William Thomson |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Galloway |
Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown 1851–1903 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert Maxwell |
| 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 John Hamilton-Dalrymple |