Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie

The Earl of Dalhousie
2nd Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
In office
8 October 1957 – May 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Roy Welensky
Preceded byThe Lord Llewellin
Succeeded bySir Humphrey Gibbs
(acting)
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1950–1999
Preceded byJohn Gilbert Ramsay, 15th Earl of Dalhousie
Succeeded byJames Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
Member of the British Parliament
for Forfarshire
In office
1945–1950
Personal details
Born17 October 1914
Died15 July 1999
Spouse
Margaret Stirling
(m. 1940; died 1997)
Children5, including James
Parent(s)Arthur Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie
Lady Mary Heathcote-Drummond

Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO, GBE, MC, DL (17 October 1914 – 15 July 1999), styled The Honourable Simon Ramsay between 1928 and 1950, was a British land owner, Scottish Unionist Party politician and colonial governor.


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