Ramsay, John (London)

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Dates 1603-26
Location London
Vocation Courtier
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage Lady Elizabeth Ratcliffe (d.1618); Martha Cockayne
Issue
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Earl of Holdernesse. Spent majority of life at court of James VI. Maintained links with Scotland, appointed between 1610-23 to various commissions for peace for the constabulary of Haddington. Raised to Peerage (1606) as iscount Haddington and Lord Ramsay of Barns. Died London 1626 and buried in Westminster Abbey.